YellowDay Tip - Rulers and Tables
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Like many people I'll often use tables on my Notes forms to control the look and feel. Typically, I'll spend a fair amount of time in the tables property box getting it "just right". I'll always set some padding on the row and column spacing, though I don't know if there's an "optimum" setting for this. But padding's important to show separation and to let your fields and labels "stand out" a little bit.
The other thing the I'll do is set the width for any columns. I've been trying to play with "Fit with Margins", so the tables can expand and contract depending on the users screen resolution. Since there are more and more widescreen monitors out there, it's nice to use that space. But quite honestly, the fit with margins is a pain. It seems to sometimes have a mind of it's own and can be difficult to control so I've been back to using more fixed width tables just to save some time.
I'm getting to the point.. really!
Anyway, usually I'll set the width of the table by typing the inches into the "Width" box. Been doing that for years... I didn't know there was another way. Turns out there is!!!
Here's the TIP...
Did you know that if you turn on the ruler by clicking "View - Ruler" you can then use the ruler to resize the table column! I don't know if this is new, I'm using 8.0.1, but I never knew that you could do this. It works just like Word. Click in the column and drag the handle to change the size. Cool!
Like many people I'll often use tables on my Notes forms to control the look and feel. Typically, I'll spend a fair amount of time in the tables property box getting it "just right". I'll always set some padding on the row and column spacing, though I don't know if there's an "optimum" setting for this. But padding's important to show separation and to let your fields and labels "stand out" a little bit.
The other thing the I'll do is set the width for any columns. I've been trying to play with "Fit with Margins", so the tables can expand and contract depending on the users screen resolution. Since there are more and more widescreen monitors out there, it's nice to use that space. But quite honestly, the fit with margins is a pain. It seems to sometimes have a mind of it's own and can be difficult to control so I've been back to using more fixed width tables just to save some time.
I'm getting to the point.. really!
Anyway, usually I'll set the width of the table by typing the inches into the "Width" box. Been doing that for years... I didn't know there was another way. Turns out there is!!!
Here's the TIP...
Did you know that if you turn on the ruler by clicking "View - Ruler" you can then use the ruler to resize the table column! I don't know if this is new, I'm using 8.0.1, but I never knew that you could do this. It works just like Word. Click in the column and drag the handle to change the size. Cool!
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Posted by Alan Lepofsky At 08:37:53 AM On 08/11/2008 | - Website - |