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in the table style). When you use this method, you specify the default
column width and number of rows in the Insert Table dialog box.
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Specify Window:
You pick the upper-left corner and then the lower-right
corner. When you use this method, AutoCAD automatically scales the
column widths and determines how many rows to include.
5. Specify Column & Row Settings.
If you chose Specify Window in Step 4, AutoCAD sets the Column Width and number
of Data Rows to Auto, which means that AutoCAD will figure them out, basing those
values on the overall size of the table that you specify in Steps 7 and 8.
6. Click OK.
AutoCAD prompts you to specify the insertion point of the table.
7. Click a point or type coordinates.
If you chose Specify Insertion Point in Step 4, AutoCAD draws the table grid lines,
places the cursor in the title cell, and displays the Text Editor tab on the Ribbon.
8. If you chose Specify Window in Step 4, specify the diagonally opposite corner of
the table.
AutoCAD draws the table based on the table size you indicated and chooses the
column width and number of rows.
9. Type a title for the table.
10. Type values in each cell, using the arrow keys or Tab key to move among cells.
The cell right-click menu offers many other options, including copying contents
from one cell to another, merging cells, inserting rows and columns, changing
formatting, and inserting a
block
(that is, a graphical symbol — see Chapter 17 for
information about blocks).
The fields feature described earlier in this chapter works for table text,
too — you can insert a field into a table cell. For example, you might use this fea-
ture to create part of a title block, with fields serving as the “date” and “drawn by”
data.
11. Click Close Text Editor on the Ribbon (or click OK on the Text Formatting tool-
bar).
Figure 13-9 shows a completed table, along with the Insert Table dialog box.
You can edit cell values later, simply by double-clicking in a cell. To change column
width or row height, click the table grid and then click and move the blue grips. (To
change the width of one column without altering the overall width of the table, hold
down the Ctrl key while you move the grip.) If you want to change other aspects of a
