[Solved] Can't get table pop-up window

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HowardJ
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[Solved] Can't get table pop-up window

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In the past when working on a table, a pop-up window magically appeared enabling addition or deletion of rows etc etc.

This seems to have just stopped working, I cannot get in anyhow.

What am I doing wrong?
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Re: Can't get table pop-up window.

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HowardJ wrote:I cannot get in anyhow.
Does "anyhow" include clicking in the table, then selecting View > Toolbars > Table?
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HowardJ
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Re: Can't get table pop-up window.

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Yes - I just tried it, it's checked.

It's not the regular "Insert table" window I'm looking for but the one that enables adjustments to an existing table.
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HowardJ
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Re: Can't get table pop-up window. (SOLVED)

Post by HowardJ »

OK solved it. It's must be an "improvement" in the latest version, it now appears as an extra bar down the right-hand side of the main window.

I'll get used to it, at least it isn't a nuisance by obscuring part of the document any more.
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Re: Can't get table pop-up window. (SOLVED)

Post by Bill »

That's not a new feature. Any floating toolbar can be docked by dragging it to the top, bottom or sides of the window. When a toolbar is docked, you should see 3 dots on one end of the toolbar which you can grab with the mouse pointer to drag the toolbar away from the edge and make it float again.
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HowardJ
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Re: Can't get table pop-up window. (SOLVED)

Post by HowardJ »

Thanks, Bill,
Yes, I see, very faint small dots. It's new to me at any rate - useful. Even after 15 years with OO there's still lots to learn!
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