Set an "exact" row height in Numbers

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Set an "exact" row height in Numbers

How do I set a row height in Numbers and have it remain constant regardless of what font style I use on that row? I want to create my own template for Avery file folder labels. I am unable to download their templates and using their online Design and Print feature is cumbersome when I need only one or two labels at a time. I cannot find a way to set a row height and have it hold that specific dimension. If I change font size, use two lines on the label, or Bold the type, the row height changes and consequently all the other labels on the sheet are skewed.

iMac (24-inch Early 2008), OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Posted on Apr 11, 2015 7:07 AM

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Answer 1

Yellowbox

Level 7

21,963 points

Apr 11, 2015 8:51 AM in response to Terp62

Hi Terp,

Have you tried this?

Click on the table and Format Panel > Table > Row & Column Size

Regards,

Ian.

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Answer 2

SGIII

Level 8

37,580 points

Apr 11, 2015 7:41 AM in response to Terp62

I'm not familiar with label printing from Numbers 3 (precision printing is not one of Numbers 3's strengths). But a script can give you a simple way to reset row height to a specific value.

To use:

Copy-paste the script below into Script Editor (in Applications > Utilities).
Change rowHeight property to the value you want for label printing.
Click in a cell in the table where you want to restore a specific row height to all rows.
Click the triangle 'run' button in Script Editor.

SG

property rowHeight : 20

tell application "Numbers"

tell document 1's active sheet

tell (first table whose selection range's class is range)

set rows's height to rowHeight

end tell

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