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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153140" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">You can resize the width of table cells and columns, as well as change the height of table rows.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146497" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22">You can also distribute rows and columns evenly using the icons on the <emph>Optimize</emph> toolbar on the <emph>Table Bar</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145109" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="24">Changing the Width of Columns and Cells</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149574" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="25">To change the width of a column:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149587" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="26">Do one of the following:</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156246" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="21">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.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145390" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="27">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.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id0918200811260957" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Hold down <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command
</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline> and then click and drag a line to scale all cells right or above the line proportionally.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145411" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">Place the cursor in a cell in the column, hold down the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline> key, and then press the left or the right arrow key.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153364" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="28">To increase the distance from the left edge of the page to the edge of the table, hold down <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Shift, and then press the right arrow key.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3155891" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="29">You can specify the behavior for the arrow keys by choosing <emph>Tools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Table</emph>, and selecting the options that you want in the <emph>Keyboard handling</emph> area.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149993" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="30">To change the width of a cell:</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148676" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="31">Hold down <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option+Command
</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt+Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>, and then press the left or the right arrow key</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153014" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="32">Changing the Height of a Row</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153035" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="33">To change the height of a row, place the cursor in a cell in the row, hold down the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline> key, and then press the up or the down arrow key.</paragraph>
</listitem>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id8478041" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Resizing a whole Table</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3358867" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">To change the width and height of a table, do one of the following:</paragraph>
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<listitem>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id5366679" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Click inside the table. In the rulers, drag the border between the white and the gray area to resize the table.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1279030" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Click inside the table. Choose <item type="menuitem">Table - Table Properties</item> to open a dialog and set the properties to the numbers.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="tip" id="par_id5009308" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">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 <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command
</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+A twice to select the whole table, then choose <emph>Insert - Frame</emph>.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="note" id="par_id4190496" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Tables within HTML pages do not offer the full range of properties and commands as tables in OpenDocument format.</paragraph>
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