Tables are a great way to organise and display data in an interesting and easy-to-read format on your website.
- Creating a Table
- Adding and Deleting Table Rows
- Adding and Deleting Table Columns
- Table Cell Properties
- Saving
Creating a Table
- Click into the content area of the page on your website where you require a table.
- Click in the content area and select the Table icon from the Edit tab. The Table Properties window will appear.
- Type the number of Rows and Columns required.
Note: Set the width to a percentage e.g. 100%. If you have a Responsive website, this will mean that your content scales accordingly, in turn displaying appropriately on mobile and tablet devices.
- Press OK to close the Table Properties window and place the table on your page.
Adding and Deleting Table Rows
- Locate the table and place your cursor where you would like to add a new Row.
- Right-click and select Row.
- In the pop-out menu, select whether you would like to:
- Insert Row Before - Insert a new Row above your cursor.
- Insert Row After - Insert a new Row below your cursor.
- Delete Rows - Deletes the Row containing your cursor.
Adding and Deleting Table Columns
- Locate the table and place your cursor where you would like to add a new Column.
- Right-click and select Column.
- In the pop-out menu, select whether you would like to:
- Insert Column Before - Insert a new column to the left of your cursor.
- Insert Column After - Insert a new column to the right of your cursor.
- Delete Columns - Deletes the column containing your cursor.
Table Cell Properties
- Locate the table and place your cursor where you would like to edit an individual Cell Property.
- Right-click and select Cell.
- In the pop-out menu, select Cell Properties.
- In the Cell Properties window, you can configure lots of options for an individual cell, such as:
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- Width - Cell width in pixels or percentage.
- Height - Cell height in pixels.
- Word Wrap - Wrap text onto a new line within the defined cell width.
- Horizontal Alignment - Align text horizontally left, centre, right or justify
- Vertical Alignment - Align text vertically to the top, middle, bottom or baseline.
- Cell Type - Define a cell as data or header content.
- Rows Span - Specifies the number of rows a cell should span.
- Columns Span - Specifies the number of columns a cell should span.
- Background Color - Type a Hex colour code for the background or click Choose to display the colour picker.
- Border Color - Type a Hex colour code for the border or click Choose to display the colour picker.
Saving
Select Save on the Edit tab and choose the desired save option:
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Save Now
- If you see this option, you can save and publish your item immediately to make it live on the website.
- If you have purchased our School News Mobile App, Administrators or Publishers can select the option to send a notification to subscribed app users.
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Save Draft
- This will allow you to save your item without publishing it, and return to continue editing via Drafts on the Home tab
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Send for Approval
- This option enables you to send an item to be reviewed and approved by either an Administrator or Publisher. Once approved this item will be made live on the site.