How-to guide

How to make a table for a timetable or price list

Tables keep timetables, price lists and fixture lists lined up, and they print and export exactly as they look.

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What you need

Step by step

1

Pick the Table tool

Click Table on the left, or press B.

Pick the Table tool - Metre2 Desktop Publishing
2

Drag out the table

Drag on the page where you want it. It starts with three columns and three rows.

Drag out the table - Metre2 Desktop Publishing
3

Type into the cells

Double-click a cell to type. Press Tab to move to the next cell and Esc when you're done.

Type into the cells - Metre2 Desktop Publishing
4

Add rows and columns

With the table selected, use Row below and Column right in the panel on the right. You can delete rows and columns there too.

Add rows and columns - Metre2 Desktop Publishing
5

Style it

Under Header row, give the top row a fill colour, and choose the font, size, text colour and line colour for the whole table.

Style it - Metre2 Desktop Publishing

Tips

Frequently asked questions

Can I merge cells?

Yes - click in a cell and choose Merge with the cell right in the panel on the right; Split cell undoes it.

Do tables come across from .pub files?

Yes - tables in a .pub file are imported as tables.

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