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Resize columns, rows, and tables



You can resize columns, rows, and tables using a number of different methods.

Resize columns and rows

  1. Select cells in the columns and rows you want to resize.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • In the Table panel, specify Column Width and Row Height settings.

    • Choose Table > Cell Options > Rows And Columns, specify Row Height and Column Width options, and then click OK.

      Note: If you select At Least to set a minimum row height, rows increase in height as you add text or increase the point size. If you select Exactly to set a fixed row height, the row height does not change when you add or remove text. A fixed row height often results in an overset condition in the cell. (See Work with overset cells.)

    • Position the pointer over the edge of a column or row so that a double-arrow icon ( or ) appears, and then drag left or right to increase or decrease the column width, or drag up or down to increase or decrease row height.

Before and after dragging to resize rows

By default, row height is determined by the slug height of the current font. Thus, row height also changes if you change the point size of type for entire rows of text, or if you change the row height setting. The maximum row height is determined by the Maximum setting in the Rows And Columns section of the Cell Options dialog box.

Resize rows or columns without changing the table width

  • Hold down Shift while dragging an inside row or column edge (not the table boundary). One row or column gets bigger as the other gets smaller.
  • To resize rows or columns proportionally, hold down Shift while dragging the right table border or bottom table edge.

Holding down Shift while dragging the right table edge will resize all the columns proportionally; holding down Shift while dragging the bottom table edge will resize all rows proportionally.

Resize the entire table

 Using the Type tool , position the pointer over the lower-right corner of the table so that the pointer becomes an arrow shape , and then drag to increase or decrease the table size. Hold down Shift to maintain the table’s height and width proportions.
Note: If the table spans more than one frame in a story, you cannot use the pointer to resize the entire table.

Distribute columns and rows evenly

  1. Select cells in the columns or rows that should be the same width or height.
  2. Choose Table > Distribute Rows Evenly or Distribute Columns Evenly.