Adding tables to lesson pages
If you want to customize a table, you can select a table, column, row, cell or selection of cells, and then do any of the following:
Move the table
Change line type, fill and text properties
Re-size the table, a column or a row
Insert or remove columns, rows or cells
Split or merge cells
Delete the table
To insert a table using the Table button
Select Table.
A grid appears.
Move the pointer over the grid to select the number of columns and rows that you want in the table.
Note
The cells of the grid correspond to the cells of your table.
Tip
The grid displays eight rows and eight columns by default. You can add rows by moving the pointer past the bottom row. Similarly, you can add columns by moving the pointer past the right row.
If you’re using a mouse, click and hold the left mouse button while moving the pointer.
Tap the screen or click your mouse.
The table appears on the page.
To insert a table using the Insert Table dialog box
Select Insert > Table.
The Insert Table dialog box appears.
Type the number of rows and columns in the boxes.
Optionally, select Make cells square to make the table cells square.
Optionally, select Remember dimensions for new tables to use the current table dimensions for all future tables that you create in SMART Notebook software.
Select OK.
The table appears on the page.
To draw a table
Select Pens .
Select Pen Types, and then select Pen or Calligraphic Pen.
Select a line type.
Draw a table on the screen.
Tip
Make the lines of the table as straight as possible and connect the corners.
Select Select.
Select your drawing.
Select the menu arrow, and then select Recognize Table.
If SMART Notebook software recognizes your drawing as a table, it removes your drawing and adds a table to the page.
You can select a table, column, row, cell or selection of cells. After you select a table or part of a table, you can do the following:
Move the table
Change the table’s or cells’ properties
Resize the table, columns or rows
Add or remove columns, rows or cells
Split or merge cells
Delete the table
To select a table
Select Select.
Select outside, but near to, a corner of the table, and then drag to the opposite corner.
Note
Don’t start dragging from inside the table. If you do, you select a table cell instead of the table.
To select a column
Select Select.
Select inside the column’s top cell, and then drag to the bottom cell.
To select a row
Select Select.
Select inside the row’s leftmost cell, and then drag to the rightmost cell.
To select a cell
Select Select.
Select inside the cell.
To select multiple cells
Select Select.
Select inside the top and leftmost cell, and then drag to the bottom and rightmost cell.
Note
If you select multiple cells and drag them to a different position on the page, you create a new table consisting of the selected cells and their contents.
If you want to customize a table, you can add columns or rows.
To add a column
Select a column.
Select the column’s menu arrow, and then select Insert Column.
A new column appears to the right of the current column.
To remove a column
Select the column.
Select the column’s menu arrow, and then select Delete Column.
To add a row
Select a row.
Select the row’s menu arrow, and then select Insert Row.
A new row appears below the current row.
To remove a row
Select the row.
Select the row’s menu arrow, and then select Delete Row.
To remove a cell
Select the cell.
Select the cell’s menu arrow, and then select Delete Cells.
Note
Removing a cell deletes the contents of the cell.
You’re unable to remove a cell if it provides the only connection between two halves of a table.
If you want to customize a table, you can resize the table, a column or a row.
To resize a table
Select the table.
Select the table’s resize handle (the gray circle), and then drag it to increase or reduce the size of the table.
To resize a column
Select Select.
Select the vertical border to the right of the column.
A resize pointer appears.
Drag the vertical border to resize the column.
To resize a row
Select Select.
Select the horizontal border below the row.
A resize pointer appears.
Drag the horizontal border to resize the row.
To resize all cells in a table
Select the table.
Select the table’s menu arrow, and then select Adjust size.
Select one of the following options:
Make same height to make all cells in the table the same height.
Make same width to make all cells in the table the same width.
Make same size to make all cells in the table the same height and width.
Make cells square to make all cells in the table square.
After you insert a table on a page, you can insert objects into the table’s cells.
Note
You can add only one object to each cell. If you want to add multiple objects to a cell, do one of the following:
Group the objects before adding them to the table (see Grouping objects).
Select all of the objects at once, and then add them to the table as described in the following procedure. SMART Notebook software automatically groups the objects in the table cell.
To add an object to a table
Select the object.
Drag the object to the table cell.
Note
You’re unable to move an object if it’s locked in place.
The object appears in the table cell.
Note
If you add a text object to a table, the cell resizes to fit to the text object. If you add other object types to the table, the object resizes to fit the cell.
To remove an object from a table
Select the object.
Drag the object out of the table.
After you create a table, you can move it on the page.
To move a table
Select the table, and then drag it to a different position on the page.
OR
Select all of the table’s cells, and then drag the cells to a different position on the page.
You can use the Properties tab to change the table’s properties, including its transparency, cell color and line color.
To change a table’s fill
Select a table, column, row, cell or selection of cells.
Select the table’s, column’s, row’s or cell’s menu arrow, and then select Properties.
Select Fill Effects.
Select a fill style:
Fill style
Procedure
None (transparent)
Select No fill.
Solid color
Select Solid fill.
Do one of the following:
Select one of the 40 colors in the palette.
Tap More, and then select a color in the dialog box.
Tap the eyedropper, and then select a color on the screen.
Gradient of two colors
Select Gradient fill.
For each color, do one of the following:
Select one of the 40 colors in the palette.
Tap More, and then select a color in the dialog box.
Tap the eyedropper, and then select a color on the screen.
Select an option in the Style drop-down list.
Pattern
Select Pattern fill.
Select a pattern.
Tap Foreground color, select a color in the dialog box, and then press OK.
Tap Background color, select a color in the dialog box, and then press OK.
Picture
Select Image fill.
Tap Browse.
A dialog box appears.
Browse to and select the picture you want to use as a background, and then press Open.
Note
If you insert a large picture, a dialog box may appear and prompt you to either reduce the picture’s file size or retain the picture’s file size. For more information, see Setting image preferences to reduce file size .
Select Keep image size to keep the picture’s size, regardless of whether the picture is larger or smaller than the object.
OR
Select Scale image to fit to resize the picture to fit the object.
Optionally, drag the Object transparency slider to the right to make the table transparent.
To change a table’s line style
Select a table.
Note
You can only change the line style of an entire table, not individual cells, columns or rows.
Select the table’s, column’s, row’s or cell’s menu arrow, and then select Properties.
Select Line Style.
Change the table’s line style.
To change a table’s text style
Select a table, column, row, cell or selection of cells.
Select the table’s, column’s, row’s or cell’s menu arrow, and then select Properties.
Select Text Style.
Change the table’s text style (see Formatting text).
You can add tables to your page and insert objects into the table’s cells. If you want to customize a table, you can split or merge cells.
To split a cell
Select the cell.
Select the cell’s menu arrow, and then select Split.
Select an option to split the cell into multiple rows and/or columns.
Note
If you split a cell that contains content, the content appears in the upper-left cell after the split.
To merge cells
Select the cells.
Select the cells’ menu arrow, and then select Merge Cells.
Note
If you merge cells that contain content, the merged cell contains the contents of the top-left cell. If the top-left cell is empty, the merged cell contains the contents of the next available non-empty cell, moving from left to right, top to bottom.
You can delete the contents of a table or the table itself.
Note
You can delete all objects on a page, including tables, by clearing the page (see Clearing pages).
To delete the contents of a table
Select the cells containing the content you want to delete.
Select Delete.
To delete a table
Select the table.
Select the table’s menu arrow, and then select Delete.
SMART Notebook 11 software adds cell padding to tables.
Complete the following procedure to remove cell padding from tables. This is particularly useful if you created tables prior to upgrading to SMART Notebook 11 software and intended the tables’ contents to display without cell padding.
Note
Completing the following procedure affects the appearance of tables in .notebook files when viewed on your copy of SMART Notebook software only. If you open the same .notebook files on another copy of SMART Notebook software, the tables display with cell padding (assuming the procedure hasn’t been completed on that copy of SMART Notebook software).
To remove cell padding from tables
Select Edit > Preferences (for Windows operating systems). The SMART Notebook Preferences dialog box appears. For OS X operating systems, select Notebook > Preferences. A dialog box appears.
Click Defaults.
Clear the Add cell padding to table cells check box.
Click OK.
Close and restart SMART Notebook software.
New and existing tables in your .notebook files display without cell padding.
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