How do I position a table?
I want to position a table in the top center of the page. How do I do this?
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Hi Paul, if you select the table by dragging your cursor across the entire table so it turns blue, or put your cursor before the table, you can use the alignment buttons in the toolbar to change the whole tab to center alignment. I created this quick gif, because a picture is always more helpful than words!
Let me know if you have any other questions!
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Worked like a charm! Thanks!
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Paul thanks for pointing me to this one.
Rachel - this doesn't work for us. I highlighted the table and then i don't have an alignment option as you can see by this screen shot. If i try to put my cursor before the table then the alignment shows up but is states it is locked by document owner to be consistent across all notes and i am the document owner. I was looking for the ruler at the top to try to fix it that way but when i highlight the table, there are no tabs or margins for me to move. Help? I have 20 documents with this issue currently after transitioning.
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Hi Nicole,
I'm happy to try and help! From your screenshot, I can see the column and row numbers, so I think you're clicked inside the table, rather than having the whole table highlighted from the outside. If you're clicked inside the alignment options you'll see will be how the cell text is aligned, rather than the entire table.
The issue with being blocked from being able to edit the alignment when you're clicked before the table makes me think you might have style guides enabled? If so, it's going to follow whatever style is applied where your cursor is, alignment included. If you're able to edit or create a new style, since you're the document owner, you could then use that style for your table alignment.
Let me know if these suggestions work for you!
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Rachel - I have the table highlighted outside so it is blue now but where in the style guide do i fix that alignment? I see text alignment but that only changes the words not the whole table so what am i missing?
Thanks
Nicole
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Nicole, can you look at the Normal text style (or whichever style you're using for your main body text) and see if the styles are locked? There's small lock icons to the right of each style in the preview window, and if they're locked I think this might be what's preventing you from center aligning just the tables when you have them highlighted in the document. Once this style is unlocked, you should be able to highlight just the table in the document and use the toolbar alignment buttons to center align the table.
You're right also, it looks like the table style only allows you to set the alignment for the cell text, but I'm hoping this trick to unlock the style will work for you. Fingers crossed!
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So that isn't my problem. As the same table on another page has justified alignment (which is what we use) and that table is correct. Both tables looked the same in Classic but that and the header moved over to the right when we transitioned. Why would i center align this table but the other table is set to justified and it works. I do agree that is now i can unlock it but we also lock it for our users so that they can't make these changes in the document and everything is set to one standard. I did notice that everytime i insert a new table it starts from the incorrect place even in the section that has the table above that is correct.
This is a non-printing section - same table
Printing section (another child)
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Hi Nicole, the first table looks like it has the columns stretched across the entire page. I'm wondering if that's influencing the table position more than the alignment? I think it would really helpful for you to call our Support team at 1-800-706-6526 so they can do a screen share and look at the document with you to help figure out what's happening with the alignment. Being able to explain it live and look at it together will be really helpful in helping you get the answers you're looking for!
Have a great weekend, Rachael
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I had a table that was too far to the right, hanging off the edge of the page. I unlocked the style guide for left alignment and then I had the alignment options for the table but it said it was left aligned. When I clicked "center", it moved the table to the correct position to the left margin. When I clicked "left", it moved it to the right again. I have to leave the style guide unlocked now because when I lock it "left", the table moves to the right.
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Hmm... that is bizarre behavior, for sure Karen Charlton. Let me bring this up to our engineers.
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It has happened a few times before with the vertical alignment of text within a table's cells as well. Clicking on "bottom" moves it to the top and vice versa. Quite bizarre.
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