Text and paragraph formatting

Text in the cell of a table can be formatted in the same manner as any other text. Click to review how to format text.

Paragraph formatting inside a table follows the same principles as elsewhere in a document. Click to review basic paragraphs formats or more advanced indented paragraphs.

Cell alignment

To align the contents of a cell:

• place the cursor in the cell or select the range of cells

• right mouse click inside cell

• from the menu select Cell Alignment

• Click on the alignment required

Example alignment

Adjusting the alignment of cell contents

Text Direction

Where the contents of a column is generally quite narrow but the heading is quite wide, consider changing the alignment of the heading as shown to the right.

To change the direction of text:

• either place the cursor in the required cell OR select the range of cells

• either select from the Format menu OR

• right mouse click then select

• select the required direction from the dialog box

• click OK to confirm your choice

Text aligned vertically
Roll mouse over for alternative