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| align=center  | '''Time '''
| align=center  | '''Narration'''
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|| 00:01
|| Welcome to the '''spoken tutorial''' on''' Table and table properties.'''

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|| 00:07
|| In this tutorial we will learn how to:

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|| Insert a '''table''' in a '''Writer '''document

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|| Add and modify''' rows''' and '''columns'''

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|| And adjust the '''table properties''' as per our preference.

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|| This tutorial is recorded using

'''Ubuntu Linux OS 18.04''' and  '''LibreOffice Suite '''version '''6.3.5'''

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|| 00:36
||  Two files have been provided to you in the''' Code files''' link on this tutorial page.

Please download and extract the files.

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|| 00:46
||  Make a copy and then use them for practising.

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||00:50
||Open the '''Resume.odt '''file''' '''which we have created earlier.
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||Now let’s learn how to insert '''Tables '''in a '''Writer '''document. 
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||01:02
||Place the cursor at the end of''' EDUCATION DETAILS''' and press '''Enter'''.
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||01:08
||To insert a '''table''' into a document, click on the '''Insert table '''icon''' '''in the '''Standard toolbar.'''

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|| 01:15
|| Now, select the size of the '''table''', that is the rows and columns you require.

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|| I will select the '''2X4''' (2 by 4) option which will give me 4 rows and 2 columns.

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||01:30
||Let me show you another way to insert a '''table''' into a '''Writer '''document.
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||01:36
||Before that we will press the '''Ctrl + Z''' keys to undo the changes.
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||Now, click on the''' Table menu''' in the '''menu bar''' and then click on '''Insert table''' option.
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|| 01:51
||'''Insert Table''' dialog-box opens with several '''fields.'''
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||01:56
||In the '''Name '''field, let us name the '''table''' as '''Resumetable.''' 
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||We will keep the number of '''Columns '''as '''2. '''
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||In the '''Rows '''field, click on the '''Plus''' button and increase the number of rows'''. '''
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|| Click the '''Minus''' button to decrease the number.

Let’s bring the number back to 3
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|| Below we see a list of '''Styles.'''

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|| We can use this list to select a '''style''' for the '''table, '''if we want to.
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|| We’ll click on the '''Default Style '''option for now.

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|| Then click on the '''Insert '''button at the bottom right.
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||A '''table''' with two columns and two three rows get inserted below '''EDUCATION DETAILS'''.
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||02:47
||Now we can type any information in '''tabular''' form inside the '''table.'''
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|| Notice a new '''toolbar''' at the bottom. 

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|| Here are shortcuts to the most common '''table''' features.
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||Let’s click inside the '''cell''' in column 1 and row 1 of the '''table'''.
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||Here we’ll type '''Secondary School Examination.'''
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||Now, click on the adjacent '''cell''' and type '''93''' %.
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|| Likewise, we will type other educational details in the '''table, '''as shown. 
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||To add a new row, use the '''Rows below '''icon in the '''table toolbar''' at the bottom.
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|| When we are in the last row of a '''table''', press the '''Tab''' key on the keyboard.

This will add another row to our''' table.'''
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||Click on row 2 column 1.
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|| Pressing the '''Tab''' key helps to move forward from '''cell''' to '''cell'''.

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|| Pressing '''Shift + Tab''' keys help to move backward from '''cell'''-to-'''cell'''.
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||In the last row, type '''PhD CSE '''in column 1 and '''2015''' in column 2.
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|| Another important feature in '''tables''' is resizing rows and columns.

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|| We can adjust the height and width of rows and columns in a '''table''' in several ways.
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|| We can increase the column width manually by dragging the border with the '''cursor'''.

Likewise, we can decrease the width as well.
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||We can do the same with row height also.
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||Now place the '''cursor''' in column 2 of any row and click.
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||Then click on the '''Table''' '''menu''' in the '''Menu toolbar''' and on '''Size''' option. 
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||Now select '''Minimize Column Width '''suboption'''.'''
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|| The width of the column adjusts itself automatically.

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|| It matches the width of the content of the '''cells''' in the selected column.
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||Next, let’s learn some cool tricks with '''tables'''.
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|| I am going to use the''' Table hyphen demo dot odt''' file for this part of the demonstration.

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|| Open the file '''Table hyphen demo dot odt '''which you downloaded earlier, in '''Writer.'''
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||Here I have a '''table''' with 2 columns and 5 rows.
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|| To select an entire column, move the '''cursor''' to the top of a column of the '''table'''.

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|| The '''cursor''' changes into a downward arrow.

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|| Now click the left mouse button. The entire column is selected.
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|| Let’s align the text to the centre by clicking on the '''Centre Align '''icon.

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|| The entire text in this column gets centre-aligned.
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||Now click anywhere on the document to deselect.
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|| Next, move the '''cursor''' towards the top left corner of the '''table'''. 

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|| The '''cursor''' changes into a downward slanting arrow.

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|| Click the left mouse button.

The entire '''table''' gets selected.
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||Now click anywhere on the document to deselect.
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||Click inside any '''cell''' in the '''table'''.
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||This time select the entire '''table''' by clicking on the '''Select Table '''icon in the ''' toolbar'''.
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||Click on the '''Table menu''' in the '''menu bar''' and select '''Properties'''.
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||Alternatively, click on the '''Table Properties '''icon in the '''table toolbar'''.
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|| Either ways, the '''Table Properties''' dialog box opens.


Here we see many tabs and many options.
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|| On the extreme right, notice that the '''Alignment '''is set to '''Automatic'''.

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|| First, let’s change this to '''Left'''.
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||On doing so, other disabled options in the dialog box get enabled.
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||Let’s name this '''table''' as '''MyTable1''' and change the '''Width''' field to 12cm.
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|| Click on the '''OK''' button at the bottom of the dialog box.
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|| Observe the change in the size of the columns.
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||Once again, click inside any '''cell''' in the '''table'''.
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||Click on the '''Table Properties '''icon in the '''table toolbar '''once again.
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||Click on the '''Column''' tab.
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|| Under '''Column Width''' section, we can see that only 1 and 2 are enabled.

This is because we have only 2 columns in our '''table'''.
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||Here, let’s change the value of column 2 to '''10cm''' 
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||Click on the checkbox for '''Adjust columns proportionally'''.
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||And press the '''OK''' button at the bottom right
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||Observe the change in the size of the column 2.
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||Click on the '''Select Table '''icon in the '''table toolbar'''.
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|| Now, click on the '''Optimize Size '''icon in the '''table toolbar'''.

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|| This is the shortcut icon to adjust width of rows and columns.
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||Select '''Distribute Columns Evenly''' option.
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||The columns are now of the same width.
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|| We can also increase the column width manually by dragging the border with the '''cursor'''.

Likewise, we can decrease the width as well.
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||08:40
||We can do the same with row height also.
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|| 08:44
|| Next, let’s learn how to work with '''cells''' in a '''table'''.

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|| Click inside the '''cell '''in column 2 and row 3.
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||Now keeping the '''Shift '''and '''Ctrl''' keys pressed, hold the '''cursor '''over the left column border.
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|| Then with the mouse, drag the border to the left, as demonstrated here.

The border of that particular '''cell '''moves!
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||Next, we will learn to split and merge '''cells'''.
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||Click inside the '''cell '''in column 2 and row 3.
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||In the '''table toolbar''', click on the '''Split Cells''' icon.
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||A dialog box opens with some options.
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||In the '''Split cell into''' field, we will say 3. 
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||In the '''Direction '''field, we’ll choose '''Vertically '''and click on the '''OK '''button. 
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||The '''cell''' is split into 3 equal '''cells'''.
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|| Now, let’s select the 3 '''cells''' and click on '''Merge Cells '''icon in the '''table toolbar'''.

The 3 '''cells''' get merged.
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||That’s how we split and merge '''cells''' in a '''table''' in '''Writer'''.
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||Once again, click inside the '''cell '''in column 2 and row 3.
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||We can even split the '''table''' into 2 by clicking on the '''Split Table '''icon in the '''table toolbar'''.
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||The dialog box that opens, shows some options.
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|| Depending on what we choose, the '''table''' will be split accordingly. 

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|| First I will choose '''No heading '''and click on the '''OK''' button.
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|| The '''table''' is split into 2 '''tables'''.

Press '''Ctrl + Z '''keys to undo this action. 
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||Once again, click inside the '''cell '''in column 2 and row 3.
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||Click on the '''Split Table '''icon in the '''table toolbar'''.
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||I will choose the '''Copy heading '''option and click on the '''OK''' button.
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||The '''table''' is split into 2 '''tables''' with the same column '''headings'''.
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||10:55
||Let’s learn about some more alignment options.
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||Before that, drag down the bottom row '''border''' of the second '''table’s heading''' row.
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||Select the entire '''header '''row as shown here.
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||Now, look at the alignment options for the '''cell''', in the '''table toolbar'''.
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||'''Align Top''' is selected, by default. 
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||Click on '''Align Bottom''' and '''Centre Vertically''' to see how the text gets aligned within the '''cell'''.
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||To give a background colour to a '''cell''', first click within a '''cell.'''
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|| In the '''table toolbar,''' click on the '''Table Cell Background Color''' icon.

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|| Yellow is the default highlight colour.
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|| To open the full color palette, click on the down-arrow of the icon.

Now we can choose other colors from here.
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||Next to '''Background Color''' icon, we see '''Autoformat Styles '''icon.

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|| '''AutoFormat '''dialog box opens up.

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|| We see variou''styles''' here that we can apply to our '''table''', if we want to.

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|| Click on the '''Cancel''' button.
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|| In the '''table toolbar''', we see icons for choosing different 

'''Borders''',  '''Border styles''',  '''Border colours'''.

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||And there are numerical formats shortcut icons, too, in the '''table toolbar. '''
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||Explore all these options on your own.
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|| Save our file by pressing '''Ctrl + S''' keys.

And then close it by clicking on the '''X '''icon at the top right.
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||This brings us to the end of this tutorial
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|| In this tutorial, we learnt to

Insert a '''table''' in a '''Writer '''document

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||  Add and modify''' '''rows and columns

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|| 12:46
||  Adjust the '''table properties''' as per our preference 

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|| As an assignment

Open '''practice.odt'''.

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||Insert a '''table''' with 3 rows and 2 columns

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|| Add the headings for the columns as Column One and Column Two

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||  Add some text in all '''cells''' of the '''table'''

Save and close the file

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||13:10
|| The video at the following summarises the Spoken Tutorial project 

Please download and watch it.
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||13:18
|| We conduct workshops using '''spoken tutorials '''and give certificates. 

For more details, Please contact us.
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||Please post your timed queries in this forum.
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||The '''Spoken Tutorial '''project is funded by MHRD Govt of India 
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|| The script for this tutorial is contributed by Nancy Varkey from IIT Bombay.

This is Pratik Kamble from''' IIT Bombay''' signing off. Thank you for watching.
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