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•A table row: hover the left side of the row and click when the cursor turns into an horizontal black arrow(pointing to the right). The selection handles appear around the row cells.• All the table cells: click a table cell three times successively.7.4.2 Displaying the table descriptionBy default, when a double click is performed on a cell belonging to a table, the description window of the cellis displayed.To display the table description, you can:• select a cell then select "Table description" from the popup menu.• select a cell then, on the "Modification" pane, click the group button of the "Table" group .• click a cell three times successively (all the table cells are selected) then double-click.7.4.3 Adding a cell into a tableAll the types of controls available in the report editor can be added into a table. These controls can:• replace an existing cell in the table.• be added to a column (a calculation added at the bottom of a column for example).To add or replace a cell in a table:1. Select the control that must be added to the table.2. Select "Add to the table" from the popup menu of the control. A wizard starts.3. Select "Add to an existing column".4. Select the column where the addition must be performed as well as the position of the control in thecolumn (header, data or total).5. Validate the addition of the cell.7.4.4 Adding a column into a tableYou have the ability to add a column to a table. This new column may (or may not) correspond to an existingcontrol.To add an existing control into a table as column:1. Select the control.2. You can:• "Drag and Drop" the control to the table. After confirmation, a new column is created after the existingcolumns. The description of the cells found in this new column corresponds to the initial control.• select "Add to the table" from the popup menu of the control. The wizard starts, allowing you to specifythe characteristics of this new column.To insert a new column:1. You can:• select "Insert a column" from the popup menu of the table.• on the "Modification" pane, in the "Table" group, select "New column".2. Enter the caption of the header for the new column.3. Select (if necessary) the item linked to the new column and validate the addition of the new column.98Part 1: Report editor