Borders and Shading Tab - Table Properties Dialog
Use this command to add or modify table cell borders or shading. To access the Borders options, place the cursor somewhere in the table. If changes are to be made to a row or a column within the table, make sure the cursor is in that row or column before opening the table properties dialog. To modify a section of the table only, make sure to select the section, by dragging the mouse over it, before opening the table properties dialog.
In order for shading to work, each table cell must have the same before and after spacing otherwise white spaces appear.
Styles
Select a pattern for the table borders.
None
Select to apply no border. Use this option to remove borders from the selected area.
Box
Select to apply borders to the outside edges of the selected area only. Borders will not be added between the cells.
Grid
Select to draw borders around each cell in the selected area.
Full
Select to draw borders along all edges of the cells in the selected area.
Custom
Select to draw or change borders along individual edges of the cells. Use this to vary the borders around the selected cells. The Customize option may be auto-selected by clicking the picture in the Preview area.
Once selected, make formatting selections and then click the applicable border button or the edge on the image to which they should be applied.
Line Style
Select a style for the border lines from the scrollable list.
Line Color
Select a color to apply to the borders in the pattern chosen. Click the arrow next to the color to select a new color.
Thickness
Enter a number to size the line thickness in points (1/72 inch). Thicknesses can range from 0.1pt to 10 pts.
Cell Properties
Select options for shading the cells in the selected area.
Shade color
Use the drop-down list to open the color-selection dialog and set the color for the selected cells. Select Other in this drop-down list to choose from more colors.
Vertical Alignment
Select the position of cell contents within the cells of the selected area. The effect displays only when print previewing the document.
Top
Select to align cell contents with the top of the table cell.
Center
Select to center cell contents between the top and bottom edges of the table cell.
Bottom
Select to align cell contents with the bottom of the table cell.
Underline space between columns
Deselect to turn off underlining in the spaces between the columns.
Shade space between columns
Deselect to turn off shading in the spaces between the columns.
Apply To
Use this drop-down list to tell CaseView the part of the table that the formatting changes should affect.
Table
Select to apply changes to the entire table. This is the default selection.
Row
Select to apply changes to the row containing the cursor. All other rows will remain unchanged.
Column
Select to apply changes to the column containing the cursor. All other columns will remain unchanged. If the column contains merged cells, the cell borders will show only on those parts of the column unaffected by the merge.
Cell
Select to apply changes to the cell containing the cursor. All other cells will remain unchanged.
Selection
If, prior to opening the Table Properties dialog, part of the table was selected by highlighting it, select this to apply the changes to that area.
Preview
View and apply borders in this area. When customizing border and shading formats, click on the intended location of the border in the Preview Image or use the border buttons to apply the selected settings. Clicking again will remove the border.
Changes to line style settings will not affect borders which have already been placed in the Preview pane unless the existing line is removed and reapplied. It is therefore possible to create and apply a thicker border for the top of a row and thinner border for the bottom without having to close and reopen the Table Properties dialog.
Use bottom border on each page
If selected, when the table breaks over a page, the final row of each page will use the border style applied to the final row of the table. If not selected, the style applied to the last row on the page will be used.
Notes
- Whenever a carry-forward footer is used, its bottom border takes precedence over the property "Use bottom border on each page".
- If you have merged table squares containing a border which span multiple pages, the border may not appear correctly in the print preview. For the borders to appear correctly, unmerge the squares, set the border again as desired, remerge the squares, and view again in print preview.
