Chapter 6Tables

NOTHING HELPS YOU ORGANIZE INFORMATION LIKE A TABLE. Whether you’re working with numbers in an annual report, combining pictures and text for a catalog, or just arranging pictures, QuarkXPress tables make the process easy. First, you can enter table information directly into QuarkXPress, convert text to tables, and work with Microsoft Excel files. Once the information is in a table, you have precise control over its placement and background along with row, column, cell, and gridline formatting.

As tables are adjusted, you can add and remove rows and columns, combine cells, continue tables across pages, and specify automatic headers and footers. Tables are flexible items that can be converted to grouped items and converted ...

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