Re: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables

On 09/26/2018 03:42 PM, libreoffice-ml.mbourne@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

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