INF: Creating Autosized Tables with Windows Help

ID Number: Q81233

3.10

WINDOWS

Summary:

A Windows Help file can contain a table to present information in a

consistent manner. Help 3.1 supports "autosized" tables where the

relative widths of the columns remain the same, even as the absolute

size of the table changes. The absolute size is determined by the size

of the Windows Help window.

To create an autosized table in the RTF file, create a centered table.

Create the text for the table using the minimum possible width for

each column. If the Help window is larger, the columns will be wider

and Help will compute where the text wraps based on the available

width. If the user sizes the Help window smaller than the table's

authored size, Help will display a horizontal scroll bar.

In Word for Windows version 1.1, use the Table command on the Format

menu to create a centered table. In Word for Windows 2.0, create a

table, then choose Row Height from the Table menu and choose the

Center button in the Alignment group.

Additional reference words: 3.10