Drawing Tables

1. In the Draw menu or Draw toolbar, click Table .
2. Move the cursor onto the screen where you want to draw a table. A table with default settings will display and move along with the cursor.
3. Click the desired position on the screen to place the table. The upper-left corner of the table will be at the clicked position.
4. Use drag-and-drop editing to move an existing object into an empty cell of the table. If the object is allowed to be placed in the cell, a message box will pop-up to confirm the operation. The following is an example of object insertion with the confirmation dialog box.

Note: Only 23 types of objects can be placed in the cells of the table. The supported objects are Picture, Dot, Text, Bit Button, Toggle Switch, Word Button, Multistate Switch, Screen Button, Function Button, Keypad Button, Numeric Display, Numeric Entry, ASCII String Display, ASCII String Entry, Bit Lamp, Multistate Lamp, Time Display, Date Display, Day-of-Week Display, Message Display, Bar Graph, Picture Display, GIF Display, and Advanced Numeric Display.

1. Click the cell inside the table. If the cell contains the object, there will be the icon on the upper-left corner of the cell. The following is an example showing you how to edit the object in the table.

1. Position the mouse point over one of the grid lines. When the cursor changes to or , drag the line until the column is the width and the row is the height you want.

Note: You can adjust the width of the column when the Distribute Columns Evenly is not selected in the general page of the Table dialog box. And you can adjust the height of the row when the Distribute Rows Evenly is not selected in the general page of the Table dialog box.

1. Double-click anywhere inside the table, other than the icon , to bring up the Table dialog box and then define the settings for the table. This dialog box contains the following two pages:

■ General
Described in Section 4.1.13.1.

■ Cell
　 Described in Section 4.1.13.2.