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January 13, 2020
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Where do I find vertical text alignment in table cells in RoboHelp 2019?

  • January 13, 2020
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I am formatting some tables and i would like to work with the vertical justification of text in the cells, but I can not find the controls. There are controls for horizontal justification though. I am overlooking something for sure but where?...

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Correct answer Vivek Kumar

In the CSS editor for Table Styles, you will find Vertical Alignment section under CELLS tab.

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Community Expert
January 27, 2021

To make sure we're talking about the same thing, check you've applied the style to your table. You can check what style is applied on the Styles tab, with Table Styles selected in the dropdown list at the top of the tab.

 

 

And then this is where in the style the vertical alignment is set:

 

Which should result in this alignment:

Let us know if that helps.

Participating Frequently
January 27, 2021

Hi Amebr,

 

I have a table with text and images. The image size is bigger than the text in the adjacent column. I added the attribute of vertical align top to the CSS. But it doesn't change the position of the text. Attached is an image for your reference.

Community Expert
January 26, 2021

@Vish 1  You'll only see an alignment in the table cells if the row heights are taller than the content in the cells, either because one cell has a lot of content, or because you've set a row height.

 

What specifically did you set, what do you expect to see and what do you actually see? Some screenshots may help illustrate your issue.

 

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Known Participant
January 15, 2020

Thank You, Vivek. That helped!

Participating Frequently
January 26, 2021

I added the vertical align attribute for table to the default CSS, but the alignment still doesn't update.

What should I do?

Please and thanks,

 

Known Participant
January 14, 2020

I had the same question. I found the Vertical alignment under the Cells tab, but couple of surprising outcomes:

- I was using the default.css. The Cells tab was not found in that css. 

- I then used a template css that I had imported where I found the Cells tab and applied the Vertical alignment but it didn't seem to change anything in the table. What am I missing?

Vivek Kumar
Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee
January 14, 2020

default.css shipped with product doesn't have any table style, you will have to create one. 

Vivek Kumar
Adobe Employee
Vivek KumarCorrect answer
Adobe Employee
January 13, 2020

In the CSS editor for Table Styles, you will find Vertical Alignment section under CELLS tab.

Community Expert
January 13, 2020

Aha - Great. Thank you! It seems odd, that this is not an option for over rides like horizontal formatting, but I suppose there is a reason for that.

Bjørn Smalbro - FrameMaker.dk