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8.12.2 Changing Row Height

 

By default, NExS creates rows that are ``one unit'' in height. A unit is defined to be the space needed to store a numeric zero. As mentioned earlier in this chapter, you can use the Sheet Defaults dialog box to change this default for the spreadsheet, creating a uniform set of rows of some user-specified height.

You can also set individual rows to be wider or narrower than the default by using the Row Height option under the Format menu or by simply dragging the row border with the mouse.

Using Menus

To change the default row height:

  1. Select Sheet Defaults from the Options menu. NExS displays the Sheet Defaults dialog box as shown in Figure 8.2.

  2. Enter a number from 0.46 to 20 in the Default Row Height entry box.

  3. Apply your entry by clicking OK or Apply.

 

To explicitly set the height of selected rows:

  1. Select the rows(s) you wish to change.

  2. Select Row Height from the Format menu which displays its cascading submenus.

  3. Select Row Height... from the submenus. NExS displays the Row Height dialog box as show in Figure 8.8.

  4. In the Selection entry box, enter the desired column width (0.46 - 20).

  5. Apply your entry by clicking OK or Apply.


The Row Height dialog box also contains pushbuttons to apply the default row height and to adjust row height to best fit cell contents.

 

To apply the default row height to selected rows:

  1. Select the row(s) you wish to adjust.

  2. Select Row Height from the Format menu which displays its cascading submenus.

  3. Select Default Row Height from the submenu.

Best Fit Row Height

 

NExS provides a snap-to mechanism which forces the row height to best fit the cell contents. This is particularly useful when combined with the text Wrapping feature. These two features together allow you to define a column width to achieve optimal page layout and force long text strings to wrap within the column bounds rather than be truncated or overflow into the adjacent cell. Then you can use the snap-to mechanism to adjust the row height to accommodate the wrapped text.

To snap row height to best fit cell contents:

  1. Select the row(s) you wish to adjust.

  2. Select Row Height from the Format menu which displays its cascading submenus.

  3. Select Snap Height to Contents from the submenu.

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Figure 8.8: Row Height Dialog Box

Dragging the Row Border

 

You may change the row height dynamically, by dragging the lower row border to the desired width within the maximum height allowed (20).


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999