Resizing a Table

You can change the width of a column, or the height of a row.

Note: Changing the row height has no effect on the WinHelp, or HTML outputs. To increase the row height in these formats, you should instead modify the spacing of the styles used in the table.

To Change Column Width:

1. Position the cursor in the table you want to format. The Topic Editor ruler is displayed.

   

   If your table is wider than the Topic Editor window, maximize the Topic window and then drag the right margin of the table until it fits comfortably inside the margins of your document. You can then Restore the Topic window and continue working with the table.

   

2. Position your cursor at the edge of the column, until the cursor changes to a pointer, then click and drag the column until it is the desired size.

   Remember that:

   • The table columns will be the same width in your published outputs as they appear in the Topic Editor.
   • In your printed output, the left margin of the table will match the paragraph directly above the table, so you may want to choose a different style for that paragraph with the left margin setting that you want.
3. Save your changes.

To Change Row Height:

1. Position your cursor at the edge of the column, until the cursor changes to a pointer, then click and drag the row until it is the desired height.
2. Save your changes.