Re: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables
If I understand your question correctly Turn on and . This will make it easier to see what's happening. Read https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/60604/create-a-page-starting-with-2-columns-and-finishing-with-1-column/ This will result in even columns. Then in each column after "Insert manual column break from the Insert menu". Tested on Win7 with LibreOffice Version: 5.4.7.2 (x64) It is very likely that you can automate this function by for a Menu of your own. Hope this helps. On 9/26/2018 1:42 AM, Gary Collins wrote: Hi Ive found out how to resize tables so they dont take up the full page width (though to be honest i usually find it easier and more flexible to simply include an additional empty column to right and left and adjust widths as required) but what i would really like to be able to do is to have two (or perhaps more) tables juxtaposed horizontally. Is there a way to align tables horizontally (without resorting to frames, which i tend to find are a right pain in the proverbials)? Im currently using version 5.2.2.2 build 1:5.2.2-0ubuntu2.1 Thanks Gary -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
Re: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables
Thanks for reply; i have indeed used cell mreging to achieve tewuired formatting, but as for sections, that's given me something new to play around with. On Wed, 26/9/18, Brian Barker wrote: Subject: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables To: users@global.libreoffice.org Cc: "Gary Collins" Date: Wednesday, 26 September, 2018, 14:50 At 05:42 26/09/2018 +, Gary Collins wrote: >Ive found out how to resize tables so they don't take up the full >page width (though to be honest i usually find it easier and more >flexible to simply include an additional empty column to right and >left and adjust widths as required) but what i would really like to >be able to do is to have two (or perhaps more) tables juxtaposed >horizontally. Is there a way to align tables horizontally (without >resorting to frames, which i tend to find are a right pain in the proverbials)? Yup. o Insert a Section. o In the section, choose the appropriate number of columns. This applies with your section only, not the whole page or document. o Insert your table in the first section. o Insert a column break in order to move the insertion point to the next column. o Insert your second table. o Etc. At 05:47 26/09/2018 +, Gary Collins wrote: >PS to previous post >I know i could do this by having one "giant" table and just leaving >some empty columns &/or rows but it would be more flexible to have >two tables as then they could for example have different row heights >if necessary. You can achieve some of this by judicial merging of table cells - in this case cells within the one column of the table but not others, or differently in different columns. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
Re: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables
On 09/26/2018 03:42 PM, libreoffice-ml.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: Gary Collins wrote: Hi Ive found out how to resize tables so they dont take up the full page width (though to be honest i usually find it easier and more flexible to simply include an additional empty column to right and left and adjust widths as required) but what i would really like to be able to do is to have two (or perhaps more) tables juxtaposed horizontally. Is there a way to align tables horizontally (without resorting to frames, which i tend to find are a right pain in the proverbials)? Im currently using version 5.2.2.2 build 1:5.2.2-0ubuntu2.1 Thanks Gary If you're set on avoiding frames, this won't help, but to be honest I'd do it with each table in a separate frame. If you set the width and height of the frame to the minimum allowed and tick the "AutoSize" box for each, it will automatically adjust to the size of the table. Then anchor and position the frames as required. There will be a blank paragraph after the table, which prevents the height of the frame from being reduced to only just fit the table. That can be removed by placing the cursor in the bottom right cell of the table and pressing Ctrl+Shift+Del. By default, frames have a border and padding between the outside of the frame and its contents. You might want to remove those for this purpose. Once one frame is set up as needed, it might be easier to copy and paste that as required rather than adding new frames and reformatting them. If you do this often, you probably should consider using AutoText. (Control+F3) I have used it to inserting specific sized tables over and over again. Actually, you should be able to do what you want with either frames or tables multiple times. Dan -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
Re: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables
Gary Collins wrote: Hi Ive found out how to resize tables so they dont take up the full page width (though to be honest i usually find it easier and more flexible to simply include an additional empty column to right and left and adjust widths as required) but what i would really like to be able to do is to have two (or perhaps more) tables juxtaposed horizontally. Is there a way to align tables horizontally (without resorting to frames, which i tend to find are a right pain in the proverbials)? Im currently using version 5.2.2.2 build 1:5.2.2-0ubuntu2.1 Thanks Gary If you're set on avoiding frames, this won't help, but to be honest I'd do it with each table in a separate frame. If you set the width and height of the frame to the minimum allowed and tick the "AutoSize" box for each, it will automatically adjust to the size of the table. Then anchor and position the frames as required. There will be a blank paragraph after the table, which prevents the height of the frame from being reduced to only just fit the table. That can be removed by placing the cursor in the bottom right cell of the table and pressing Ctrl+Shift+Del. By default, frames have a border and padding between the outside of the frame and its contents. You might want to remove those for this purpose. Once one frame is set up as needed, it might be easier to copy and paste that as required rather than adding new frames and reformatting them. -- Mark. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
Re: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables
Hello Gary, an alternative to Brian's suggestion: nesting tables! Say you want three side-by-side tables: -- Insert a 3 column/1 row table. -- In each cell of this table, insert a new table, fit as you need. HTH, -- Jean-Francois Nifenecker, Bordeaux -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
[libreoffice-users] side by side tables
At 05:42 26/09/2018 +, Gary Collins wrote: Ive found out how to resize tables so they don't take up the full page width (though to be honest i usually find it easier and more flexible to simply include an additional empty column to right and left and adjust widths as required) but what i would really like to be able to do is to have two (or perhaps more) tables juxtaposed horizontally. Is there a way to align tables horizontally (without resorting to frames, which i tend to find are a right pain in the proverbials)? Yup. o Insert a Section. o In the section, choose the appropriate number of columns. This applies with your section only, not the whole page or document. o Insert your table in the first section. o Insert a column break in order to move the insertion point to the next column. o Insert your second table. o Etc. At 05:47 26/09/2018 +, Gary Collins wrote: PS to previous post I know i could do this by having one "giant" table and just leaving some empty columns &/or rows but it would be more flexible to have two tables as then they could for example have different row heights if necessary. You can achieve some of this by judicial merging of table cells - in this case cells within the one column of the table but not others, or differently in different columns. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
[libreoffice-users] side by side tables
PS to previous post I know i could do this by having one "giant" table and just leaving some empty columns &/or rows but it would be more flexible to have two tables as then they could for example have different row heights if necessary. Thanks G. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
[libreoffice-users] side by side tables
Hi Ive found out how to resize tables so they dont take up the full page width (though to be honest i usually find it easier and more flexible to simply include an additional empty column to right and left and adjust widths as required) but what i would really like to be able to do is to have two (or perhaps more) tables juxtaposed horizontally. Is there a way to align tables horizontally (without resorting to frames, which i tend to find are a right pain in the proverbials)? Im currently using version 5.2.2.2 build 1:5.2.2-0ubuntu2.1 Thanks Gary -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
