Work in Table Cells

After you've inserted a table (How?), you can manipulate the cells for a more custom appearance.

Join Cells

You can join two or more cells by highlighting them and clicking Join Cells in the Rows & Columns group of the Table tab. The dividing lines between the selected cells disappear.

Split Cells

You can also split a single cell into more than one cell by selecting it and clicking Split Cells, just below the Join Cells button. This will divide the selected cell into two side-by-side cells.

Make Cells Uniform in Size

You can make all of your cells (or a selection of them) have the same width of rows or height of columns. To do this, either select the table or highlight the cells you want to affect, then click Distribute just under the Split Cells button. In the menu that appears, you can choose to Space Rows Evenly or Space Columns Evenly.

AutoFill a Row or Column With Automatic Text

SmartDraw can automatically fill a column or row of your table with numbers, dates, months, or more. To do this click in a cell contained in the column or row you wish to fill, then click Autofill in the Data group of the Table tab.

This opens the "AutoFill Table" dialog box, where you can select the type of information to fill, whether it will go down the column or across the row, and what range of information you want to list. Once you've made your selections, click OK and the numbering is placed in the cells, starting with the one you selected.

Lock or Unlock Cells to Text Editing

You may come across a cell which just turns blue when you click on it; that cell is locked. To lock or unlock a cell, select it, then uncheck or check (respectively) the Text Editing checkbox button in the Data group of the Table tab.