Graphics Programs Reference
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7.
For the final touch, you'll center the text in the cells. In the Properties Inspector palette,
click the Bottom Center tool next to Alignment under the Cell category. The text becomes
centered in the cells and aligned at the bottom of the cells.
In the last exercise, you learned how you can adjust the text orientation through the
Properties Inspector palette. You can also use it to adjust the width of cells. If you prefer, you
can adjust the width of multiple cells by adjusting the grip location of selected cells.
Now continue to add text to the cells and adjust their sizes:
1.
Double-click in the cell in the Number column just below the row that contains the
Floor, Base, Wall, and Ceiling cells. A text cursor appears in the cell, and the Text Editor
visor appears.
2.
Enter
110
, and press ↵. Instead of advancing to the next cell to the right, you advance to
the next cell below.
3.
Enter
111
, and press ↵ again. Continue to enter each room number in this way until you
reach room number 117. When you've finished entering the room numbers, click Save in
the Text Editor visor.
Next you'll reduce the width of the column to fit the text a bit better.
4.
Click in the cell with the Number text label. It's the first column heading in the table.
5.
Click in the bottom cell of the Number column to select the entire column.
6.
Click the grip to the left of the column, and move the grip to the right so the column
width is approximately half the width of the Room column. You can zoom in on the col-
umn to allow more control over the positioning of the grip.
7.
Press Esc to exit the selection and view your table so far (Figure 10.12).
