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Hi,
As I searched in this forum, I did not find an answer to my question. I hope someone can help me.
I want to move a single vertical line in a table to make the left text fit better. When I drag it, the whole table drags along with it, which is not preferable.
See highlighted line in the picture. Is it even possible? Thank you in advance! Cheers, Maarten
What about Shift+drag?
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What about Shift+drag?
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Hi,
I dont think that is feasible.
But the below method would definately do make it possible:
1. First, merge all the 4 cells so that you get a single cell
2. Then insert a 2 column, 2 row (2X2) table in that single cell keeping the cursor in the merged cells
This way you would be able to move the column partition.. (the one you have shown)
It would require a lot of tweaking and adjustments. Would love to know if there is an easier way.
-Aman
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Table in table? Uh, I’d try to avoid this as long as I can. IMO, you should try simple solutions first. Here’s a table with shift+dragged verticals to their max values. After some simple and intuitive manipulating with merge/split cells:
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Perfect! Shift+drag worked!
Thank you.
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Hi,
I guess i misunderstood the question.
Shift + drag is a good way to achieve the above screenshot posted in question
-Aman
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Sorry, I have another question related to this.
I can't get a vertical line in-line with another line. It stops just a few points before the other line.
See highlight in the picture. The lower vertical line is not in line with the one above. Thanks!
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Hi
Without knowing how exactly you designed your table, we can just try to guess.
So I guess that your central column is in fact made of 3 columns. You merged "n.a.", "Center" and "High load possible..." cells.
So far so good.
Then you have merged the 3 cells at the very bottom.
Now, you realized that you did need 3 cells there.
You should have used "Cancel merge" there. But instead, you split vertically and tried to adjust using Shift + Drag.
It's not correct... Merge them all back, and then cancel merging. You'll go back to the 3 original cells.
But his is just a guess, I may be wrong ^^
See example below:
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Ha, the first thing is exactly what I did..... So I tried the second one and it works!
A bit weird of Adobe to make it like this...
Thanks a lot Vinny38!
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You're very welcome,
It's not so weird really, it's all about grids. If you split cells, Indesign "recreates" a grid based on newly created cells.
See example : black one is how your table looks like. Blue is how it really is composed.
As winterm said, a cell can"t be 'zero width', so you can't get rid of the * one, just shift dragging left its right limit...
Basically, I would recommend not splitting cells unless really necessary...
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Ah, I understand now... Indesign keeps a minimum space just to avoid the cell to disappear... Just like you guys said, but the image makes it easier to understand for me. Thanks.
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yeah, vinny38's right. That same effect now bothers you can be seen in my screenshots (I mentioned it as "max values"). That said, a cell cannot be of a 'zero width'. In your case, select the cell "GW30" + that narrow one to the right > Merge Cells. Rinse and repeat.
Again, as vinny said, "without knowing..." etc.
Just assuming...
vinny38​
like your videos... should try it some day
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Welcome back winterm!
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Hi,
This is an old thread for sure, but I was wondering if there´s been any development in this matter? What I would specifically like to see is an option where you create a default table with x columns and rows, and then after you can control and manipulate all lines manually.
Not doable? Overkill?
Anyway, thanks for the clarification and help this thread did for me.