Aligning, resizing, and arranging tables

1. Select the table. See To select a table, row, column, cell, or section.

2. Ctrl+click to select the other object that you want to align.

3. Select one of the following options.

   • To align the left edges of the objects, select Layout > Align > Left.

   • To align the right edges of the objects, select Layout > Align > Right.

   • To align the top edges of the objects, select Layout > Align > Top.

   • To align the bottom edges of the objects, select Layout > Align > Bottom.

   • To align the vertical centers of the objects, select Layout > Align > Vertical Center.

   • To align the horizontal centers of the objects, select Layout > Align > Horizontal Center.

You can change the horizontal and vertical alignment of the contents of a cell.

1. Select the cell. See To select a table, row, column, cell, or section.

2. In the Paragraph palette, select one of the following alignment options.

   • To left-align the contents of the cell, select Align Left.

   • To center-align the contents of the cell, select Align Center.

   • To right-align the contents of the cell, select Align Right.

   • To justify the contents of the cell, select Justify.

   Note: Full justification is applied to all of the lines except the last line in a multiple-line cell (single line paragraphs cannot be justified).

   • To align to the top of the cell, select Align Top.

   • To align to the middle of the cell, select Align Middle.

   • To align to the bottom of the cell, select Align Bottom.

You can make the size of an object the same size as a table in your form. For example, you can make a rectangle the same width as a table so that you can insert a dividing element or a border around a section of the form. Other objects can become the same size as the table, but a table cannot become the same size as other objects.

1. Select the object you want to make the same size as the table.

2. Ctrl+click or Shift+click to select the table. You must select the table last.

3. Select Layout > Make Same Size and select Width, Height, or Both.

   The object that you selected last is used to set the size of both objects.

You can resize an entire table. You can only resize on the bottom or right edge of the table. To resize the table outside of the content area, select the last column or last row and change its width or height in the Layout palette.

1. Select the table. See To select a table, row, column, cell, or section.

2. Place the pointer on the edge of the table until a double-headed arrow appears.

3. Drag the table boundary until the table is the size you want.

You can resize rows and columns. You can only resize on the bottom, left, or right edge of the rows and columns. To resize the last column outside of content area, change the width in the Layout palette.

1. Place the pointer on the row or column borders until a double-headed arrow appears.

2. Drag the boundary until the row or column is the size you want.

1. Select the table. See To select a table, row, column, cell, or section.

2. Select Layout > Center in Page and select either Horizontally or Vertically.

You can control how objects overlap by putting them in front of or in back of other objects. For example, you can put a watermark image behind a table.

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1. Select the table. See To select a table, row, column, cell, or section.

2. Choose one of these options:

   • To bring the table forward, select Layout > Bring Forward.

   • To bring the table to the front, select Layout > Bring To Front.

   • To send the table backward, select Layout > Send Backward.

   • To send the table to the back, select Layout > Send To Back.