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Ted Searcy

I like it but don't like the new table layout tools. Am I just overlooking a
feature in them that will make laying out a page faster or more visually
appealing? I'm open to any thoughts.
 
Turn off the table layout tool
- Tools Page Options General - turn off enable layout tools
Then Tables Insert Table and set your defaults (select disable layout tools)
and select the Set as Default at the bottom

It's a feature some developers like & some developers hate depending on how complex or simple you want your tables

IMHO
Since it only creates fixed width tables, it has limited functionality

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| I like it but don't like the new table layout tools. Am I just overlooking a
| feature in them that will make laying out a page faster or more visually
| appealing? I'm open to any thoughts.
|
|
 
Hi Ted,

Just a quick note:

1. They allow you to exactly position table cells so your page can layout
exactly as you want it to -- since it defaults to using specific table
sizes, you don't need to worry about the size of the browser (like you do
when you use percentages). You know that your table will always render at
some specific width. Alternatively, you can easily change them to expand to
100% of the browser as well as specify which column should expand with the
table (so if you have a three column table you can set it to 100% and then
set the middle column to be the one that expands as the browser expands).

2. Ignoring #1 above, though, my favorite feature is Rounded Corners. After
you insert a layout cell, select it (so you see the blue border) and show
the layout tables Taskpane, then click on Cell Formatting and add a corner
to your table, or maybe a shadow, or just a border.
 
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