NOT

You may see the Table selector (indicated by green lines) after you insert a 

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table. You can always make the Table selector disappear by clicking 

outside the table. You can also disable the Table selector by selecting 

View > Visual Aids > Table Widths. 

Set table properties

Now you'll set precise table properties, using Expanded Tables mode, a 

feature that temporarily adds cell padding and spacing to tables and 

increases the borders of the tables to simplify editing. Specifically, it lets 

you position the insertion point precisely without accidentally selecting the 

wrong table or other table content.

NO

After you finish setting table properties in Expanded Tables mode, always 

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return to Standard mode. Expanded Tables mode is not a WYSIWYG 

(what you see is what you get) environment, so some operations, such as 

resizing, do not display the expected results

1.

Select View > Table Mode > Expanded Table Mode.

NO

If you see the Getting Started with Expanded Tables Mode dialog box, 

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click OK.

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