Instant InDesign: Designing Templates for Fast and Efficient Page Layout

Selecting Tables

Through many years of training and consulting, one of the things I repeat all the time is, “You must select it to affect it.” And this is true of tables as well as any other kind of page content. Whether you’re designing a mock-up or layout applying table and cell styles, you need to know how to navigate through tables. You can rely on the menu commands found by choosing Table > Select, or you can use the methods described below.

Selecting Tables and Cells To Select This... Do This... Cell Use the Text tool, click in the cell, and drag just beyond the cell boundaries. Cell When you’re editing text in a cell, press the Esc key. Range of cells Use the Text tool to click and drag across the range of cells. Column Use the Text tool, hover ...