Creating a bottom-up table

[stephenP66RM]

Hi,

I use AutoCAD LT 2010 on Windows 7 Professional

How do I create a bottom-up table?  I can create a normal top-down table, and change the bottom two rows so that they are Title and Header, but every time I insert a new row, the table shifts down. I understand a bottom-up table will allow new rows to keep the bottom of the table fixed, but I can't find how to change the style.

Additional question - how do I ensure that the new rows inserted are of the size text I want, rather than the default size for the table?

Many thanks in advance,

Stephen

[Johneng · Accepted solution]

Have you explored the TABLESTYLE command?

[pendean]

Use the add-a-row method that asks you where you want it, above or below another: Select an existing row, right-click, then chose the location for the new row. Own the process, don't just assume AutoCAD can guess what you are thinking.

[stephenP66RM]

I did try that, Dean, but unfortunately adding a line (whether above or below) still shifts the table in the same direction.

[stephenP66RM]

Cheers!

I have also found that if I select the whole table (by creating a box around it, rather than by clicking it), use right click to get properties, one property is table direction. Change Down to Up, and you're done.

[Anonymous]

Hey Guys.

Yes changing the direction to up works. However I have a different problem. I already have data in the table and then by doing the swop from "down to up" it throws my data arouns as well. So 1-10 lines go up from bottom to top. After flipping the table it reads 10-1 bottom to top. Any idea how I can avoid it doing this? See attached doc.