Add tables to notes

Add a table to the note

In the Topic Notes window, click the location for the table.
Click Insert Table on the Topic Notes Toolbar.
Click Insert, then click Table.
Enter the number of rows and columns to use. Click Remember dimensions for new tables to set the default size for the next table you add.
Click OK.
An empty table appears in the note. Enter the contents of the table cell by cell.

Edit a table

Show the Table toolbar

The table toolbar contains special commands for configuring and formatting the table.

On the Topic Notes Toolbar, click the Table arrow , and then click Show Table Toolbar.

Select table cells

Use these commands to select table elements for editing or formatting. You must click inside the table to make these commands available.

To select	Table menu	...or click
Table	Select - Table	Table's upper left corner
Column	Select - Column	Top of column
Row	Select - Row	Left end of row
Cell	Select - Cell	Click and drag to highlight cell

Insert, delete, or merge table elements

Option	Table menu	Table Toolbar
Insert columns	Insert - column to left Insert - column to right
Insert rows	Insert - Row above Insert - Row below
Delete	Delete - Table Delete - Columns Delete - Rows Delete - Cells	-
Merge cells	Merge cells	n/a
Split cell	Split cell	n/a
Align top Center vertically Align bottom	n/a
Fill color	n/a

Table formatting and layout

You can edit and format the text within a table in the same way as ordinary notes text. There are additional ways to select different table areas. Options for table formatting and layout are available in the Table menu and by using the Table Toolbar.

Format table text

Select the area that you want to format - a cell, row, column or the whole table.
Click a formatting command on the Topic Notes toolbar.

Format table borders and shading; table and column widths

You can format the borders and shading for the whole table or for individual cells. You can also set the table and column widths for Web export.

Click inside the table.
Do one of the following:

On the Notes Toolbar click the Insert Table arrow, and then click Format Table.
Right-click on the table, and then click Format Table .
Click Table Properties on the Topic Notes window Table toolbar.

Use the Borders and Shading tab options to change the table's appearance. Use the Table and Column Width tab options to set properties for exported tables.