Resizing columns and making multiple selections in Pages 5.0

If you've been able to change column width at all, I'd like to know the trick. The "Tips" tell me to double click a value (column width or gutter) to make changes. I double click and the value goes grey. I'm still unable to edit. Not at all pleased with the recent downgrade... er... upgrade?

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I read the link. You may be right that it explained why Apple dumbed down Pages so that it doesn't function for me;

BUT it didn't do a dang thing to help me make it work.

I have tried to go back to Pages 4.3 but that made things only worse.

I am so angry ... I migrated to iMac from PC a couple of years ago and could not have been happier...now all that happiness is gone with Mavericks...so let down!!!

AL,

With the table "active", the Row and Column Label Tabs will be showing. Grab a dividing line between tabs and drag it to change size.

Jerry

Thanks for the try, Gerry.

That has always worked for me in earlier versions of Pages and all various programs I had used on the PC.

It works okay on the rows but not the columns

Since Mavericks / Pages 5 it doesn't and I have run through all the combinations of shift, option, control, command and mouse that I can think of, gone through all the permutations of Inspector, toggling all options that I could imagine. Hours of work to no avail.

I cannot get the inspector to appear as the 'official help' in Apple either...

As the column widths seemed 'stuck', in frustration I toggled "Distribute columns evenly" repeatedly a number of times - it works!

Merry Christmas!

It works like Jerry said, but you can't make a column wider if the table already fills the space between the margins; in that case, you have to reduce the width of some other column before you can widen one.

Nope; as beforesaid, these things are usual in my experience will all other word processing programs, but 'my' Pages 5 they do not.

I tried the Apple help before coming to this forum and the procedures given there are n ot part of the program as 'in the box' of my Mavericks download

Apple has removed 90+ features from Pages5:

http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/viewforum.php?f=22&mforum=iworktipsn trick

Pages '09 should still be in your Applications/iWork folder:

http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/viewtopic.php?t=432&mforum=iworktips ntrick

Trash/Archive Pages 5 after exporting any Pages 5 files back to Pages '09 format.

Then rate/review Pages 5 in the App Store.

Peter

I had the same problem - try creating a 'plain' table (Insert > Table > Plain) - worked for me

Thanks for the help! It worked out the way you said. I just made a few columns narrower first and then I could adjust the others. It's a bit fussy, but at least I'm not stuck anymore.

I sure do miss the other inspector toolbars that were available in the last version. I'm having trouble finding all kinds of options. I sure appreciate this forum, as it always helps me out.

Why not just use Pages '09 then?

Ignore Pages 5 till it (ever) becomes usable.

Peter