Formatting the table layout

Formatting a table is, generally speaking, a two-step process: formatting of the table layout (the subject of this section) and formatting of the table text (the subject of the next section).

Formatting the layout normally involves one or more of the following operations:

• Adjusting the size of the table and its position on the page
• Adding or removing rows or columns
• Merging and splitting individual cells
• Changing borders and background