Introduction
Use this article when you need the advanced table options beyond the basics. These settings live in the properties pane and let you control table width, formatting, cell and row attributes, and how a table breaks across columns and pages. For the basic table functions, see Working with tables.
Summary
After following this article, you can set table width, apply table and cell formatting, configure row attributes, and break a table to a new column or page.
Preconditions
Tables have a range of options in the properties pane. These properties are available at the Table, Row, and Cell level.
Set the table width
The width of table can be set to different widths. Choose the width based on the table content and the number of columns used on the page.
Format a table
Tangelo offers different formatting options depending on your design. Find them under the format button in the properties pane.
Cell and row formatting
If a table is not connected to a data source, the Cell and Row properties let you set row formats such as highlights, subtotal rows, or total rows.
Break a table to a new column or page
If a table is too long and flows over the page, or you want a more readable layout, you can break it manually:
- Go to the row where you want the break.
- In the properties pane, click Row properties.
- Find the Start on new page attribute and choose:
- Yes for a full page break - the table continues on the next page.
- Column to break and continue in the next column, following the text flow. You can often also select two pages here to create a spread with the table.
Keep in mind
On a one-column page, breaking to a column breaks to a new page instead. A full-page-width table cannot break to a column, so check your table width setting. When a table breaks, the next part repeats the table header.
Want to keep a table together instead?
By default, Tangelo keeps tables together on one page rather than breaking them. To control that behavior, see the Tables spanning multiple pages section in Work with tables.