CONFIGURE COLUMNS
Style and alignment
Control how each column reads: text emphasis, alignment, direction and width. These settings change the table’s appearance without changing its source values.
Format a column
All five controls are in Display → Text appearance for the selected column.
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Open the column
Edit the Simple Table macro, open Columns and select the column you want to format.
- 2
Choose its appearance
In Display → Text appearance, set the options that help readers scan this column. You can combine text style with alignment, direction and width.
- 3
Check and save
Review the live preview, then save the macro and publish the page.
Tip
Use emphasis selectively. Consistent alignment often makes a table easier to read than styling every cell.
What you can change
Each option applies to the selected column. Use the preview to check the result in the whole table.
Text style
Make text bold, italic, underlined or struck through. You can combine these effects.
Horizontal alignment
Place content on the left, in the centre or on the right. Left often suits names and descriptions; right helps compare numbers.
Vertical position
Place content at the top, middle or bottom of a cell when rows have different heights.
Text direction
Show text horizontally or vertically when a narrow column needs a different layout.
Column width
Use the default width or fit the column to its content.
Example: make a monthly expense table easier to scan
A finance team compares categories, owners and amounts across many rows.
- Category and owner
- Keep names left aligned so they read naturally.
- Amount
- Align figures to the right so values are easier to compare down the column.
- Long notes
- Keep text at the top of taller cells so each note starts beside the correct row.