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12-Amethyst
August 28, 2015
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How to set the default cell alignment within a table

  • August 28, 2015
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I am using Creo/ELEMENT AKA WF5.

I know in the past we can set the default text justification and test height to table cells.  When you add a new row to the table, the justification and text height remain the same.  Has this functionality been taken away? 

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    23-Emerald IV
    August 28, 2015

    Formatting a cell will automatically add a single space character to it in order to apply the formatting to actual text.  Cells with nothing in them (ex. using 'delete contents') will not contain any formatting.  New rows/columns added to the table will not have any of the Creo default formatting and cannot be pre-configured differently.  It's been this way since at least Wildfire 1 (circa 2003).  Not sure about prior to that...

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    12-Amethyst
    August 28, 2015

    Tom,

    I believe prior to Wildfire when we use to get the TABLE MENU where we can set the default justification and text height for new cells.  From what I have found so far this is no longer a ProE functionality.  I followed the link and voted, but with my vote it was only at 13 since 2012 so this does not look too hopeful at this time lol.

    Thanks!

    Calvin

    23-Emerald IV
    August 28, 2015

    You're not going to believe this, but the menu manager is still available!!!  To access it, create a mapkey with the #TABLE command:

    mapkey table #TABLE;

    table.PNG

    I've just confirmed that applying justification to the table is kept when new rows or columns are added. 

    I have not been able to find the commands that control text size or font.