Table cell data can
include text and multiple blocks.
When a table is created,
the first cell is highlighted, the Text Formatting toolbar is displayed,
and you can begin entering text. The row height of the cell increases
to accommodate the number of lines of text. To move to the next cell,
press TAB, or use the arrow keys to move left, right, up, and down.
You can quickly edit cell text by pressing F2 in a selected cell.
When you insert a block into a table cell, either
the block can be automatically fit to the size of the cell, or the
cell can adjust to accommodate the size of the block. Blocks can
be inserted from the Table toolbar, or from the shortcut menu. Multiple
blocks can be inserted in a table cell. If there is more than one
block in a table cell, use the Manage Cell
Content dialog box to customize the way
the cell content is displayed.
Inside the cell, the arrow keys move the cursor.
Use the Table toolbar and the shortcut menu to format text, import
text, or make other changes to the text in the cell.
To define or modify data
formats
- In a table, click the table cells where
you want to redefine data and formatting.
- On the Table toolbar, click Data Format.
- Choose a data type, format, and other
options for the selected table cells.
- Enter data in the selected table cells.
The data type and format you chose determines how the data is displayed.
- Click OK.
To change the properties
of cells in a table
- Click inside the table cell you want
to change.
Hold down Shift and click
inside another cell to select those two cells and all the cells
between them.
- Use one of the following methods:
- To change one or more properties, in
the Properties palette, click the value you want to change and enter
or select a new value.
- To restore the default properties, right-click.
Click Remove Property Overrides.
To copy the properties
of a cell to other cells
- Click inside the table cell whose properties
you want to copy.
- (Optional) To view the current properties
of the selected table cell, press Ctrl+1 to open the Properties
palette.
All the properties of
the cell are copied except the cell type: text or block.
- On the Table toolbar, click Match Cell.
The cursor changes to a paintbrush.
- To copy the properties to another table
cell in the drawing, click inside the cell.
- Right-click or press Esc to stop copying
properties.
To change the lineweight,
linetype, or color of the borders of table cells
- Click inside the table cell you want
to change.
Hold down Shift and click
inside another cell to select those two cells and all the cells
between them.
- On the Table toolbar, click Cell Borders.
- In the Cell Border Properties dialog
box, select a lineweight, linetype and color. To specify a double
line border, select Double Line.
Use BYBLOCK to set the border properties to
match the settings in the table style that has been applied to the
table.
- Click one of the border type buttons
to specify which borders of the cell to modify, or select a border
in the preview image.
- Click OK.
- Move the cursor outside the Properties
palette, and press Esc to remove selection, or select another cell.
To insert a block in a
table cell
- Select and right-click a cell. Click
Insert
Block.
- In the Insert dialog box, select a block
from the list of blocks in the drawing, or click Browse to find
a block in another drawing.
- Specify the following properties for
the block:
- Cell Alignment.
Specifies alignment for the block in the table cell. The block is
middle-, top-, or bottom-aligned with respect to the top and bottom
borders of the cell. The block is center-, left-, or right-aligned
with respect to the left and right borders of the cell.
- Scale. Specifies
the scale for the block reference. Enter a value or select AutoFit
to scale the block to fit in the selected cell.
- Rotation Angle.
Specifies a rotation angle for the block.
- Click OK.
If the block has attributes attached, the Edit
Attributes dialog box is displayed.
To insert a field in a
table cell
- Double-click inside
the table cell.
- On the Table toolbar,
click Insert Field, or press Ctrl+F.
- In the Field dialog
box, select a category in the Field Category list to display the
field names in that category.
- Select a field.
- Select the format or
other options available for that field.
- Click OK.
CommandsFIELD
Creates
a multiline text object with a field that can be updated automatically as
the field value changes.
FIND
Finds the text that
you specify, and can optionally replace it with other text.
INSERT
Inserts a block or drawing
into the current drawing.
LIST
Displays property data
for selected objects.
MATCHCELL
Applies the properties
of a selected table cell to other table cells.
MTEXT
Creates a multiline
text object.
SPELL
Checks spelling in a
drawing.
TABLE
Creates an empty table
object.
TABLEDIT
Edits text in a table
cell.
TABLEEXPORT
Exports data from a
table object in CSV file format.
TABLESTYLE
Creates, modifies, or
specifies table styles.
UPDATEFIELD
Manually
updates fields in selected objects in the drawing.
System VariablesCTABLESTYLE
Sets the name of the
current table style.
FIELDDISPLAY
Controls whether fields
are displayed with a gray background.
FIELDEVAL
Controls how fields
are updated.
