2.Select the Table Style

      3.Select the Insertion behavior.

      Specify Insertion Point: When you select the OK button you select the location to insert the table with the Columns and Rows previously selected.

      Specify window: When you select the OK button you select the location for the upper left corner of the table. Then drag the cursor to specify the Column width and number of Rows, on the screen.

      4.Specify the Column and Row specifications.

      5.Set cell styles: Specifies the Row settings if you haven't selected a previously created Table Style.

      6.Select OK button.

       Note:

       Tables should always be inserted into Paper space or model space with a scale of 1 : 1. If your table does not appear, confirm you are in paper space or model space with a scale of 1:1.

      7.Place the Insertion Point. (The table will be attached to the cursor).

      8.The Table is now on the screen waiting for you to fill in the data, header and title.

      Notice the Text Editor automatically appeared. This allows you to change the format of each cell as you desire.

      9.When you have filled all of the cells you require, select Close Text Editor.

How to insert a Block into a Cell

      1.Left click in the cell you wish to insert a block.

      2.Right click to display the menu.

      3.Select Insert / Block from the menu.

      4.Select the Block name (a preview appears)

      5.Select the Scale.

      Note: AutoFit will automatically size the block to fit within the cell.

      6.Select Rotation angle.

      7.Select the Overall cell alignment.

      8.Select the OK button.

How to insert a Formula into a Cell

      You may apply simple numerical operations such as Sum, Average, Count, set cells equal to other cells or even add an equation of your own. The following examples are for Sum and Average operations.

       SUM

      1.Click in the Cell in which you want to enter the Sum formula.

      2.Right click and select: Insert / Formula / Sum

      3.The following instruction appears on the Command Line:

      EDITTABLECELLSelect first corner of table cell range: left-click the first corner of a window selection inside the cells you want to use for the sum (P1)

      4.The following instruction appears on the Command Line:

      EDITTABLECELLSelect second corner of table cell range: drag the cursor to the opposite corner inside the cells you want to use for the sum, then left-click (P2)

      5.The formula appears in the cell. Verify the formula and select Close Text Editor. You may edit the formula if necessary.

      Notice the formula disappears and the sum of the cells selected has been calculated. Also the value is shaded to make you aware that this cell has a formula in it.

       AVERAGE

      1.Left click in the Cell that you wish to enter a formula.

      2.Right click and select: Insert Formula / Average

      3.The following instruction appears on the Command Line:

      EDITTABLECELLSelect first corner of table cell range: left-click the first corner of a window selection inside the cells you want to use for the average (P1)

      4.The following instruction appears on the Command Line:

      EDITTABLECELLSelect second corner of table cell range: drag the cursor to the opposite corner inside the cells you want to use for the average, then left-click (P2)

      5.The formula appears in the cell. Verify the formula and select Close Text Editor. You may edit the formula if necessary.

      Notice the formula disappears and the average of the cells selected has been calculated. The value is shaded to make you aware that this cell has a formula in it.

       NOTE:

      You can change the amount of places after the decimal point by left-clicking in the Average formula cell and then select Data Format from the menu, this opens the Table Cell Format dialog box where you can change the decimal precision of the formula. (Refer to page 5-13)

How to change the Data Format of a Cell

      1.Left click in the cell with the formula you wish to change.

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