Cell Editing Insightsĭouble-click in a cell - This will display the Text Formatting toolbar and the cell goes to gray with a cursor. Use the Arrows - The cursor moves to each cell based upon the direction, stopping in the last cell of a row or column. Press Tab - The cursor moves to each cell from left to right, in each row. Text in a table is Mtext.Įsc - The table remains and you can add table content later.Įnter text - The text will appear in the Title cell. Table Editing Insights.Īfter specifying the placement of the upper left corner of the table, the Text Formatting toolbar appears at which point a cursor appears in the Title cell. Specify the number Columns and Data Rows you would like, then click OK to close the dialog and return to the drawing where the upper left corner of the table is attached to your cursor. Note: Since the Column Width and the Row Height are editable once you have inserted a table, I don't typically modify the defaults. To insert your table, click Table on the Draw toolbar (or select Draw Table) to open the Insert Table dialog box. Top of page Table Insert and Edit Features If you have already placed a table, the modified properties will be applied to all tables using that style.Ĭlick Close to save and close out of the Table Style dialog box. Note: Click the Modify button in the Table Style dialog box to make changes to the table style properties. The Horizontal and Vertical values are the nominal distances of "white space" around the text or block in each cell. That is the intent of the Table Direction option for Up or Down. When you have a table in which revision numbers are logged, it may start from the bottom just above the title block and build up. Note: The Grid Lineweight only displays when the LWT button is pushed in on the Status bar. Specify the Grid Lineweight first, then click the button for the lineweight application. Tip: Set the Alignment to Middle Center for the Data cell properties and it will transfer to the Column Heads and Title cell properties, too. The Text Color and Fill Color can be specified in this area, both of which are dependent upon your output device. Make the necessary changes if your table is going into Model space. The default text height presumes you will be inserting the table into a Layout. If you would like to make a new text style, click the ellipsis button to open the Text Style dialog box. Make the desired edits to the Cell Properties, including the selection of a text style. Configuring the properties for the Data, Column Heads, and Title Cell Properties area The property information is the same on all three tabs, with the exception of the 'Include Header Row' and 'Include Title Row' check boxes on those respective tabs. As shown here, each area can have a separate text style assigned to it. There is a tab for each of the three cell areas.
Tables are great for any number applications: Parts lists, Bill of Materials, Legends, and imported Excel files.
Similar to styles relating to text and dimensions, a table style defines the parameters of the table. We have Dimension Styles, Text Styles, and AutoCAD 2005 introduced tables which are optimally implemented by defining a Table Style.