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[Report Writing](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/resolve-knowledge-base/report-writing) # Resolve - Table Options ## How to add or format tables within Item Report or other editable content fields in Resolve. This guide may be useful to report authors, responsible for creating content. **Prerequisites: ** This article applies to Resolve Admin portal (https://CLIENTNAME.resolve.red/admin/) users, such as Report Writers, with permissions to edit report or other content fields.   **HOW TO ADD A TABLE (**Skip**[here](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/resolve-knowledge-base/resolve-table-options#EditTable)** for EDITING AND FORMATTING TABLES**)** Navigate to the report or other content field where a table is to be added, then click into the text field, which will present the editor toolbar ribbon. ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-02-2024-06-16-56-3362-AM.png?width=688&height=189&name=image-png-Sep-02-2024-06-16-56-3362-AM.png) Click the Table toolbar icon and then select the desired number of cells as required  ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-02-2024-06-31-43-0793-AM.png?width=143&height=117&name=image-png-Sep-02-2024-06-31-43-0793-AM.png)![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-02-2024-06-40-50-7103-AM.png?width=230&height=199&name=image-png-Sep-02-2024-06-40-50-7103-AM.png) This will add your table to the position where your cursor was in the field, set to maximum page width (100%). ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-02-2024-06-42-30-7526-AM.png?width=688&height=218&name=image-png-Sep-02-2024-06-42-30-7526-AM.png) Click into a Table cell to start populating content, which will present the table specific toolbar options as shown below.  See following section on editing and formatting. ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-02-2024-06-56-35-4295-AM.png?width=503&height=284&name=image-png-Sep-02-2024-06-56-35-4295-AM.png) **EDITING AND FORMATTING TABLES Adjust Table / Column width** - Hover mouse pointer over a column or table border to see the ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-55-43-0054-AM.png?width=27&height=26&name=image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-55-43-0054-AM.png) option, then click to drag the border to the desired size. ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-03-2024-06-43-57-0377-AM.png?width=676&height=117&name=image-png-Sep-03-2024-06-43-57-0377-AM.png) **Table Toolbar Ribbon options** - See below table formatting buttons and their function. | **Buttons** | **Details** | | --- | --- | | ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-13-3255-AM.png?width=37&height=33&name=image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-13-3255-AM.png) | Adds a Header to the table\* | | ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-19-6273-AM.png?width=33&height=31&name=image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-19-6273-AM.png) | Adds a Footer to the table\* | |  ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-24-6083-AM.png?width=25&height=27&name=image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-24-6083-AM.png) | Remove the entire table | |  ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-28-8722-AM.png?width=36&height=28&name=image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-28-8722-AM.png) | Insert row above, below or delete | | ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-34-3050-AM.png?width=40&height=31&name=image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-34-3050-AM.png) | Insert Column before, after or delete | | ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-41-3107-AM.png?width=40&height=33&name=image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-41-3107-AM.png) | Set table styles, Dashed border, Alternate row highlighting, Border all cells or Border table only | | ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-47-1642-AM.png?width=38&height=32&name=image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-47-1642-AM.png) | Merge or Split cells | | ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-52-1867-AM.png?width=34&height=35&name=image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-52-1867-AM.png) | Add Background colours to your cells | | ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-58-0540-AM.png?width=39&height=36&name=image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-58-58-0540-AM.png) | Set Vertical alignment for cells | | ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-59-03-1681-AM.png?width=41&height=27&name=image-png-Feb-05-2024-04-59-03-1681-AM.png) | Set Horizontal alignment for cells | | ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-03-2024-01-24-43-4241-AM.png?width=40&height=25&name=image-png-Sep-03-2024-01-24-43-4241-AM.png) | Add Cell Styling, based on formats preset in related Meeting Type | ** \* Note: ** When using the Header/Footer option, The header and/or footer will be added on all pages that the table is on. **Example:** ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-3.png?width=678&height=341&name=undefined-3.png)   **Table Multi-cell Formatting** - See below methods to select and format more than one cell simultaneously. **1.  Using Mouse Selection**: - Click into first cell, then left-click (hold) moving in the required direction (Up, Down, Left or Right), to highlight all required cells.  Use a ribbon button or keyboard shortcut (e.g. Ctrl + B for "**bold text**") to apply required formatting.  In the below example, the cells were selected from top to bottom in the column, then the **Cell Background** button will be used to apply cell colour. ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-03-2024-02-15-59-1144-AM.png?width=627&height=199&name=image-png-Sep-03-2024-02-15-59-1144-AM.png) **2.  Using Keyboard Arrow keys:** - Where you have a need to change text formatting in a group of cells, using keyboard arrow keys makes it easy to highlight text for this purpose. - Within the cell where you want to start, double-click into the middle of the cell text, which will highlight the text in full, as shown below. ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-03-2024-02-53-40-4412-AM.png?width=688&height=83&name=image-png-Sep-03-2024-02-53-40-4412-AM.png) - Hold down the **\[Shift\]** and **\[Ctrl\]** key, then ◄Left, Right►, ▲Up or Down▼ arrow keys as required, to select text in adjacent cells.  In the below example, Shift+Ctrl held, then ► tapped repeatedly to select text in the whole row.  After which, the editor ribbon **Underline** option was used to apply underline format to all the selected text. ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-03-2024-04-44-00-3381-AM.png?width=665&height=196&name=image-png-Sep-03-2024-04-44-00-3381-AM.png) See brief video following, which demonstrates the above **Keyboard Arrow Key** method in use.   **Tips:** - Avoid adjusting a right-hand Table border to \>100%, as this may cut off the table when generating the PDF version of your report - When including lots of content in a report field or if adding and formatting a table, you may find the 'Full screen' ![](https://info.redmansolutions.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-03-2024-12-23-23-2525-AM.png?width=20&height=22&name=image-png-Sep-03-2024-12-23-23-2525-AM.png)option (main editor toolbar) helpful. - 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