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Customizing table cells

After you’ve created a table, you can adjust the alignment of text in the table or change the border and background colors of selected cells.

To customize table cells:

  1. Select the table cells you want to work with.

  2. Choose Format > Table.

  3. Select how you want to align text in the cells by using the Alignment buttons.

    Using the left set of buttons, you can align text to the left, center, or right in the cell, or you can justify the text.

    Using the right set of buttons, you can align text to the top, middle, or bottom of the cell. The second button lets you align text in adjacent cells on the same baseline when the size of the text in the cells differs.

  4. To change the thickness of the cell borders in pixels, enter a number or click the arrows.

  5. To set the color of the cell borders, click the Cell Border color well, and then select a color in the Colors window.

  6. To set the background color, choose Color Fill from the Cell Background pop-up menu, and then click the color well and select a color in the Colors window.

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