Aligning top rows of 2 column table

[George, Brenda (CAI)]

Thanks for theinfo

From: Yves Barbion [mailto:yves.barbion at gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 6:03 AM
To: Rick Quatro
Cc: George, Brenda (CAI); framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Aligning top rows of 2 column table

Hi Rick

One small but important detail: if you set the Space Below Pgf to -2pt, you also have to change the Default Font size of that paragraph to 2 pt. It will not work if the font size is larger than 2 pt. I also see that the Space Below Pgf value changes automatically if you change the font size afterwards. So, the order should be:

1. In the Paragraph Designer, set the Default Font Size to 2 pt.
2. Set the Space Below Pgf to -2 pt.
3. In the Table Designer, set Space Above to -2 pt.

You may also want to create a dedicated paragraph format for "anchor paragraphs", for example a format called "z_anchor". I also give this z_anchor "variable" (non-fixed) line spacing because I also use it for anchored frames.

Cheers

Yves


On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Rick Quatro <rick at rickquatro.com<mailto:rick at rickquatro.com>> wrote:
Hi Brenda,

This question comes up from time-to-time. Here is a blog post that explains
the problem and solution. Please let me know if you have any questions or
comments. Thank you very much.

http://frameautomation.com/2010/09/14/lining-up-a-table-across-columns/

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
585-659-8267
rick at frameexpert.com<mailto:rick at frameexpert.com>

*** Frame Automation blog at http://frameautomation.com


Subject: Aligning top rows of 2 column table

I am working with structured FrameMaker templates that were created by
someone else.

When I flow xml files into these templates , there are tables that when
flowed are breaking into 2 columns. The top row of the portion of the table
that is in the second column has spacing in the first row that allows the
top rows of the table in both columns to be aligned. See the attached tif
file for an example of the table.

I am trying to create a table that flows like this for another template. I
can't figure out how to set the table formatting so that the table flows
into 2 columns, and the top rows are aligned?

What do I need to do to accomplish this.

Brenda George
Desk: (724) 720-8491
bgeorge at federatedinv.com<mailto:bgeorge at federatedinv.com>
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