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Controlling a table's appearance

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Last modified December 7, 2006
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About controlling a table's appearance

You can tailor the look of the table window to suit your needs. For example, if you don't like the default table font, you can change it and set the font size as well. Make changes for all tables or just one—each table can have its own individual settings.

You can also set the selection and highlight color for records in a table. Selected records are displayed with the selection color; the highlight color identifies a record when you're only viewing the selected records in the table.

Formatting a field can also enhance the look of a table. For example, you might set the number digits to display to the right of a decimal point or use scientific notation.

How to control a table's appearance


Setting the text font and size for a table

  1. Click Options on the table window and click Appearance.
  2. Click the Table Font dropdown arrow and click the font you want to use.
  3. Click the Table Font Size dropdown arrow and click a point size.
  4. Click OK.



Setting the default text font and size for all tables

  1. Click the Tools menu and click Options.
  2. Click the Tables tab.
  3. Click the Table Font dropdown arrow and click the font you want to use.
  4. Click the Table Font Size dropdown arrow and click a point size.
  5. Click OK.



Setting the selection and highlight color for a table

  1. Click Options on the table window and click Appearance.
  2. Click the Selection Color dropdown arrow and click the color you want to use.
  3. Click the Highlight Color dropdown arrow and click the color you want to use.
  4. Click OK.



Setting the default selection and highlight color for all tables

  1. Click the Tools menu and click Options.
  2. Click the Tables tab.
  3. Click the Selection Color dropdown arrow and click the color you want to use.
  4. Click the Highlight Color dropdown arrow and click the color you want to use.
  5. Click OK.



Formatting numeric fields

  1. Right-click the layer or table in the table of contents and click Properties.
  2. Click the Fields tab.
  3. Click a numeric field in the list.
  4. Click the button in the Number Format column.
  5. Only numeric fields have this button.
  6. Set the number of decimal places, alignment, and so on.
  7. Click OK on the Number Format dialog box.
  8. Click OK when finished.



Show subtype or domain values versus descriptions

  1. Click the Tools menu and click Options.
  2. Click the Tables tab.
  3. Check Display coded value domain and subtype descriptions.
  4. Click OK.


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