To Add a Table to a Format
1. Make sure that the format file to which you want to add a table is the active file.
2. Click
Table >
Insert Table. The
Insert Table dialog box opens.
3. Under Direction, click one of the following options to specify the table growth direction:
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—Rightward and descending
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—Leftward and descending
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—Rightward and ascending
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—Leftward and ascending
The growth direction icon that appears selected represents the current growth direction of the table.
4. Under Table Size, specify values for number of columns and rows respectively in the Number of Columns and Number of Rows boxes.
|  The default values for the number of columns and rows that are defined by the Detail options default_table_columns and default_table_rows respectively, appear in the Number of Columns and Number of Rows boxes. |
5. Under Row, specify the value for the table row height in inches or number of characters in the Height (INCH) or Height in number of characters text boxes respectively.
6. Under Column, specify the value for the table column width in inches or number of characters in the Width (INCH) or Width in number of characters text boxes respectively.
7. Click OK. The Select Point dialog box opens.
8. Select one of the following on the Select Point dialog box to place the starting corner of the table on the sheet:
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—A free point on the sheet.
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—Absolute coordinate values by entering absolute values for the X and Y axes.
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—Relative coordinate values by entering relative values for the X and Y axes.
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—An object or an entity of the drawing.
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—A vertex.
The table displays on the format sheet.