
You can switch from percentages to pixels in all the table measurements, and even clear all the val-
ues at once, with the click of a button. Several measurement controls appear in the lower-left portion
of the expanded Table Property inspector, as shown in Figure 13-8.
FIGURE 13-8
You can make table-wide changes with the control buttons in the Table Property inspector.
Table 13-2 shows the measurement controls provided in the Table Property inspector.
TABLE 13-2
Table Property Inspector Measurement Controls
Measurement Control
Button
Description
Clear Column Widths
Deletes all the width attributes found in the <td> tags
Convert Table Widths
To Pixels
Translates the current width of all cells and the entire table from percentages to pixels
Convert Table Widths
To Percent
Translates the current width of all cells and the entire table from pixels to
percentages
Clear Row Heights
Erases all the height attributes in the current table
Convert Table
Heights To Pixels
Translates the current height of all cells and the entire table from percentages to pixels
Convert Table
Heights To Percent
Translates the current height of all cells and the entire table from pixels to
percentages
Selecting Clear Row Heights doesn’t affect the table height value.
If you clear both row heights and column widths, the table goes back to its “grow as needed” format
and, if empty, shrinks to its smalle ...