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Tables - Centering Columns In A Table
DocumentID: 602606
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:29:34 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: To center justify a header row in a table,
1.      Go into Table Edit
2.      Press 2 for Format, 2 for Column, 3 for Justify and 2 for Center

A customer needed to center a column of whole numbers under a header row that was already center justified.

To center the column of numbers under the header,
1.      Block the column of numbers while in Table Edit
2.      Press 2 for Format, 2 for Column, 3 for Justify, and 5 for Decimal Align
3.      Block the column again, press 2 for Format, 2 for Column, 4 for Digits and change the number of decimal places from 2 to 4 (or however many spaces are needed to push the numbers towards the center)

Remember, when the column is calculated, the number will appear with .0000 on the end (or however many decimal places were entered). These digits may be eliminated by exiting Table Edit and deleting the zeros from the text itself. If the table is recalculated, the zeros will need to be removed again.

To center and decimal align text in the same cell of a table,
1.      Enter Table Edit (Alt-F7)
2.      Place the cursor in the desired column
3.      Change the format of the column to be decimal aligned (2, 2, 3, 5)
4.      Block the section of cells in which the text is to be centered
8.      Change the format of the cell to be center justified (2, 1, 3, 2)
9.      Type the text

NOTE: This method will only work if the same number of digits is used before and after the decimal. Also, this will only work if the customer is not using a proportional font.

Another option is as follows:
1.      Set the column to left justification and the cell to decimal align
2.      Change the number of digits from 2 to a higher number depending on the column width to make the number appear centered in the column

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