As an author in Create, when adding a table to a task element, you can use table formatting to emphasise key points, change alignment, or style.
You can add tables in task elements, including the question, hint or feedback fields.
Adding a table
A table can be easily added using the Insert table button in the Text editor menu.
Editing a Table
To edit a table you have already created, you can access the formatting menu's options listed below by right-clicking on various parts of the table.
Cell options: Insert cell before or after the selected cell, merge cell, delete the selected cell, split cell, and cell properties
Row options: Insert row before or after the selected row, and delete the selected row.
Column options: Insert column before or after selected column, delete selected column.
Delete Table: Delete the entire table.
Table properties options: Change table style, and select headers.
Table properties
When a table is created, you can update the Table properties shown in the menu below.
Condensed: Makes tables more compact by reducing the cell padding.
Striped: Adds zebra-striping to any table row within the table body.
Hover: Highlights the table rows when you hover over them.
Bordered: Add borders and rounded corners to the table.
Exclude All Borders: Remove borders from the table.
Content Width: Extend table column cells to match the text width.
Disable styles: Remove/Disable table styling.
Table Cell Properties
Once a table is created, you can update the formatting of each cell individually by putting the cursor into the desired cell. Right-click, then select Cell > Cell Properties from the context menu. The following options for cell properties appear:
Width: sets the width of the table cell specified as pixels.
Height: sets the height of the table cell specified as pixels.
Word Wrap: Wraps the text within the cell if the text would have extended beyond the cell's original width.
Horizontal Alignment: This allows you to select the horizontal alignment of the text within the cell. The options here are left, centre, right, or justify.
Vertical Alignment: This allows you to select the vertical alignment of the text within the cell. The options here are top, middle, bottom, or baseline
Cell Type: This allows you to select the intended purpose of the cell, which affects the text formatting within. The options here are the header ( a descriptive title), or data (simple number or text value).
Rows Span: Allows to control how many rows a table cell should span vertically.
Columns Span: Allows controlling how many columns a table cell should span horizontally.
Background Color: Sets the background colour of the table cell, and can be named with ordinary colours such as "blue" or you can use HTML colour codes such as "#0000FF".
Border Colour: sets the border colour of the table cell. Can be named with ordinary colours such as "red" or you can use HTML colour codes such as "#FABFAB".