/text/swriter/guide/table_sizing.xhp Sun Microsystems, Inc. converted from old format - fpe cells; enlarging and reducing in text tables text tables; enlarging cells table cells; enlarging in text tables; changing the size keyboard; resizing rows/columns resizing;rows and columns in text tables enlarging columns,cells and table rows tables; sizing tables;arranging arranging;tables UFI: added "tables;sizing" here, deleted it in swriter/01/050901. Added "tables;arranging" Resizing Rows and Columns in a Text Table You can resize the width of table cells and columns, as well as change the height of table rows. Icon You can also distribute rows and columns evenly using the icons on the Optimize toolbar on the Table Bar. Changing the Width of Columns and Cells To change the width of a column: Do one of the following: Rest the mouse pointer over the column dividing line until the pointer becomes a separator icon, and then drag the line to a new location. Rest the mouse pointer over the column dividing line on the ruler until the pointer becomes a separator icon, and then drag the line to a new location. Place the cursor in a cell in the column, hold down the Option Alt key, and then press the left or the right arrow key. To increase the distance from the left edge of the page to the edge of the table, hold down Option Alt+Shift, and then press the right arrow key. You can specify the behavior for the arrow keys by choosing Tools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Table, and selecting the options that you want in the Keyboard handling area. To change the width of a cell: Hold down Option Alt+Ctrl, and then press the left or the right arrow key Changing the Height of a Row To change the height of a row, place the cursor in a cell in the row, hold down the Option Alt key, and then press the up or the down arrow key. Resizing a whole Table To change the width and height of a table, do one of the following: Click inside the table. In the rulers, drag the border between the white and the gray area to resize the table. Click inside the table. Choose Table - Table Properties to open a dialog and set the properties to the numbers. To wrap text to the sides of a table, and to arrange two tables next to another, you must insert the tables into a frame. Click inside the table, press Ctrl+A twice to select the whole table, then choose Insert - Frame. Tables within HTML pages do not offer the full range of properties and commands as tables in OpenDocument format.