How to Create an Autofit Table

Sometimes you may want a table that is a bit more customized than some of our built-in tables allow. With Autofit tables (Visualization > Specialty Tables > Table with Custom Formatting), you can control the formatting and spacing of the table to align with outputs and give your report a cohesive feel. This article describes how to go from a standard table...

...to a table that can align perfectly with other outputs.

Requirements

One of the following:

• A table that you wish to automatically fit the width of your page.
• A table with rows that you wish to align with the rows of another output on your page.
• A table with columns that you wish to align with the columns of another output on your page.

Method

1. With the table selected, go to Visualization > Specialty Tables > Table with Custom Formatting (or you can check Autofit in the object inspector on any Table > Paste or Enter Table).
2. [OPTIONAL] In the object inspector, tick Data > Data manipulation > Switch rows and columns to reverse the rows and columns of the source table.
3. Drag the Autofit table by its edges until it aligns with the desired output.
4. [OPTIONAL] Use the Format tab to adjust font and colors for cells and headers.
5. [OPTIONAL] Sort and filter rows and columns on the Data tab.

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