Create command
Use this command to create and configure a table.
You can navigate through a table using the cursor keys. In a general table cell, pressing Enter adds a paragraph mark in the current table cell and pressing Tab adds a tab within the cell. To place a soft line break in a table cell, use Shift+Enter.
To access the Create Table dialog, on the Insert tab, click Table.
For more information, see Creating a table.
Table identifier
A default table identifier is entered, based on the last identifier used. If desired, replace it with another alphanumeric code that starts with a letter and is up to 3 characters long. If the limit is exceeded, an Illegal Table name dialog pops up.
When setting up a table of cells whose numbers are identical to cell numbers in the document except for the Table Id prefix be aware that there is a table relative logic at work whenever calculations are entered. For example, if a table ABC is created with cell c1 and there is already a document cell c1, any calculations in the table that refer to cell c1, will use the table cell unless a precedence operator is used. For more information, please see the examples in the topic :: operator.
Number of columns
Enter the number of columns for the table. The maximum number of columns allowed is 208. Column cell numbering goes A->Z, AA->AZ, BA->BZ, etc.
Number of rows
Enter the number of rows for the table. The maximum number of rows allowed is 999.
Column types
Select the type of each column. The column type controls how CaseView handles data entered in the column. The default selection is General. Once the table is created, there is no way of modifying the type of a column. To do so, it is necessary to delete the column and then insert a new column with the specified column type. The selection General (modifiable in Form Mode) can be made at this point only.
General column
A general column accepts data as text only. Calculations will not work if entered straight into general cells. To enable calculations of data in a general column, insert CaseView cells into the table cells and then enter or copy the data for calculation into the CaseView cells.
General column (modifiable in form)
This type functions in the same manner as a General column except that text may be input in the column cells from the Form Mode. This selection is available only when a table is being created.
Numeric cell column
Each column cell is created containing a numeric CaseView cell. Numeric cells in a table function the same way as numeric CaseView cells except that they are numbered using the table Id as a prefix.
Column width alphanumeric cell
Each column cell is created containing an alphanumeric CaseView cell of the column width. As the column width changes, the cell width adjusts accordingly. Alphanumeric cells in a table function the same way as alphanumeric CaseView cells except that they are numbered using the table Id as a prefix.
Variable width alphanumeric cell
Each cell is created containing an alphanumeric CaseView cell that expands as contents are input. Alphanumeric cells in a table function the same way as alphanumeric CaseView cells except that they are numbered using the table Id as a prefix.
