Chapter 9

1. Chapter 9 Working with Tabs and Tables

2. Chapter Objectives • Work with tabs • Create and format a table • Format text in a table • Place graphics in a table

3. Work with Tabs • Tabs are used to position text at specific horizontal locations within a text frame. • To use tabs, select text, then click Tabs on the Type menu. • Tabs dialog box aligns with left edge of text.

4. Work with Tabs Example of tabs used in InDesign

5. Work with Tabs • Click tab buttons on dialog box and click inside ruler to set tabs. • Once aligned on tab, moving tab moves the text. • To delete a tab, drag it off ruler.

6. Work with Tabs • Using different tab alignments • The Tabs dialog box offers four types of tab buttons for aligning text: • Left-Justified Tab • Center-Justified Tab • Right-Justified Tab • Align to Decimal Tab

7. Work with Tabs

8. Work with Tabs • When Align To Decimal Tab button is used, text can be aligned to characters other then decimal, such as: • hyphen (–) • star () • bullet ()

9. Work with Text • Text insets determine how far from the edge of the frame the text is positioned. .25" text inset top and left

10. Work with Tabs • Rules are lines added above or below paragraphs. • Rules for text are defined in the Paragraph Rules dialog box.

11. Work with Tabs Click to add a rule • Adding rules above or below paragraph defined in Paragraph Rules dialog box

12. Create and Format a Table • A table helps you communicate large amounts of information efficiently. • Tables consist of rows and columns made up of cells • InDesign regards tables as text • Tables can only be created in text frames

13. Create and Format a Table • Creating tables • First create text frame • Click Table on Menu bar, then click Insert Table • Insert Table dialog box allows you to specify number of rows and columns

14. Create and Format a Table • Choose settings in the Insert Table dialog box.

15. Create and Format a Table • Formatting tables • Table panel is used for manipulating tables • Modify number of rows and columns using Table panel • Modify width and height of cells

16. Create and Format a Table • Table cells can contain text and graphics • You can apply shading to each cell • You can format the text in each cell

17. Create and Format a Table Example of an InDesign table

18. Create and Format a Table • Apply strokes and fills to a table • Select single cell, multiple cells, or entire row or column • Use Type tool to select elements of table • Use Swatches panel to add stroke or fill color • Use Stroke panel to modify weight of strokes • Use Table menu to apply or alter fills and strokes

19. Format Text in a Table • Enter text in table by selecting Type tool and begin typing • Press [Tab] to move from column to column • Use arrows to move to cells in any direction • Modify text using Character and Paragraph panels

20. Format Text in a Table • One way to modify a table is to select row or column and enter greater height for rows or width for columns. • Drag cell border left or right to increase or decrease column width. • Drag cell border up or down to change row height.

21. Format Text in a Table Drag resizing arrow to adjust column width Column too narrow

22. Format Text in a Table • Insetting text within a cell • Cell inset text boxes in Table panel allow control of text inset on all four sides of cell

23. Format Text in a Table • Insetting text within a cell • Cell inset text boxes in Table panel allow text inset to be adjusted

24. Format Text in a Table Example of a formatted table

25. Place Graphics in a Table Placing graphics in a table • To place graphic in table cell, click in cell and use the Place command. • If graphic is too large, increase size of cell or decrease graphic size.

26. Place Graphics in a Table