Creating a table in the editor
In order to edit and position comfortably and easily text and images in the message body it is advised to make use of a table.
You can create and use the table in a few simple steps and further in the manual you can learn additional options in creating a table.
Creating a table
Additional options:
Merge cells
Split cells
Creating a table within a table
Alignment of cell contents
Creating a table
1.
Go to the "
Messages
" tab and select "
New message
".
2.
Give the message an
Inner Name
and subject
. The
Inner
name is intended for use only within the system while the subject appears in the subject line of the email.
3.
Select the
table icon
in the tool bar.
4.
The "
Table properties
" window will open
Enter the number of
rows and columns
Enter the table
width
. The recommended width for optimal display is up to 750 pixels.
The
height
will vary
depending
on the amount of content.
If you wish the table to be
invisible
in the message, set the "
border size
" to "
0
"
If you wish the table to be
visible
in the message, set the "border size" to "1"
Select the cell
alignment
- to left to the center or to the right. You can also align each cell separately.
In the "
Headers
" option you can highlight and enlarge the text. You can also do this late outside of the "
Table properties
" window.
5.
Click "
Ok
".
6.
Enter the
content
into the table. Cell width and height will vary depending on the content of the cell.
7.
To
view
the message as it appears once sent you can click on "
Preview
" or send yourself a
test mail
.
Additional options:
Merge cells
1.
Position the cursor
inside
the cell you want to merge
2.
Click the
right mouse button
3.
Select "
Cell
"
4.
Select the
merge cells
that is suitable (merge right, merge down)
Split Cells
1.
Position the cursor
inside
the cell you want to split.
2.
Click the
right mouse button
.
3.
Position your cursor on "
Cell
" and more options will appear.
4.
Select "
Split Cell Horizontally
" or "
Split Cell Vertically
"
Creating a table within a table
1.
Define the cell
height and width
and click "
ok
"
2.
Position your cursor inside the cell and click on "
table
" in the tool bar.
3.
Define the
table properties
as explained above. Please note that the size of the internal table should not exceed the size of the cell that contains it.
4.
Click "
ok
" to finish.
Alignment of cell contents
1.
Position the cursor in the desired cell.
2.
Click the
right mouse button
and select "
Cell
" and then "
Cell Properties
"
3.
The "
Cell Properties
" window will open.
4.
Set
horizontal alignment (left, center, right)
5.
Set
vertical alignment (top, center, bottom, base line)
6.
Click "
ok
" to finish.
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