About the Table Properties Dialog Box
Using the Table Properties dialog box, you can set the table properties such as the table growth direction, height and width of the table, and the BOM balloon placement and symbols.
To open the
Table Properties dialog box, select any of the following table components and click
Properties:
• One or more cells of a table.
• One or more rows of a table.
• One or more columns of a table.
• Entire table.
Alternatively, right-click the graphics window and select Properties. The Table Properties dialog box opens.
Following tabs are available on the Table Properties dialog box.
Height and Width Tab
Options on the Height and Width tab of the Table Properties dialog box allow you set the table growth direction and control the height and width of rows and columns of the table.
Following group of commands are available on the Height and Width tab:
• Direction—Options in this group determine the direction of growth of the table when you add rows or columns. The growth direction option that appears selected, represents the current growth direction of the table.
• Row—Options in this group allow you to control the height of the table row. You can specify the height in drawing units or number of characters. Additionally, you can choose to automatically adjust the row height to fit the table cell contents.
|  Options to control the height of the table row are available if you select any of the following: • A single table cell or a table row. • Multiple cells or rows. • Complete table. If you select multiple cells or rows with different height, the value (As Is) appears in the height box. In such a case, if you change the value in the height box, the height of all the selected cells or rows is changed to the specified new value. You cannot change values in the height box if you select one or more columns of the table. |
• Column—Options in this group allow you to control the width of the table column. You can specify the width in terms of drawing units or number of characters. Additionally, you can choose to wrap the text based on the column width.
| Options to control the width of the table column are available if you select any of the following: • A single table cell or a table column. • Multiple cells or columns. • Complete table. If you select multiple cells or columns with the different width, the value (As Is) appears in the width box. In such a case, if you change the value in the width box, width of all the selected cells or columns will change to the specified new value. You cannot change values in the width fields if you select one or more rows of the table. |
Select Wrap Text to wrap the text in the table cells.
BOM Balloons Tab
Options in the BOM Balloons tab of the Table Properties dialog box allow you set the BOM balloons placement and symbols. You can access the BOM Balloons tab by selecting any cell of the table that contains one or more repeat regions.
| The BOM Balloons tab on the Table Properties dialog box is active only when you select a table that contains at least one repeat region. |
Following group of commands are available on the BOM Balloons tab:
• BOM Balloon Regions—This group lists the repeat regions to which you can apply the BOM balloons settings. This list contains names of all the repeat regions defined in the selected table. If there are more than one repeat regions in the selected table, by default, the value All Regions appears as the first name in the list followed by names of repeat regions defined in the table.
As you hover the mouse over the list of repeat regions, the corresponding repeat region appears highlighted with preselection highlight color in the table. Similarly, when you select a repeat region from the list, the corresponding repeat region appears highlighted with secondary selection color in the table.
• Type—Options in this group allow you to control the type of balloon symbol and parameters to use for the BOM balloon. The current balloon type appears in the balloon type list. You can change the type to any of the standard balloon types or specify a custom balloon type.
The balloon type appears (As Is) if you have balloons of different type across multiple BOM balloon regions in the selected table. Similarly, custom symbol name appears as (As Is) if you have balloons that use different symbols across multiple BOM balloon regions in the selected table.
For custom balloons, you can select a symbol name available in the user-defined symbols area. If there are no symbols available in the user-defined symbols area, you can browse and choose the user-defined symbol from another location.
The BOM Balloon Parameter lists the current index parameter. You can specify a different parameter name or click Select/Change to set an alternative parameter from the BOM balloon region.
• Reference Balloons—Options in this group allow you to change the value of the reference balloon text for an individual repeat region. The default value for the reference balloon text appears when the Default check box is selected. The Detail option reference_bom_balloon_text defines the default value of the reference balloon text. With the Default check box selected, you cannot change the value of the reference balloon text. Clear the Default check box to change the value of the reference balloon text.