What can I do to get my table to fit on a smaller page size?

[Kurt_Matthys]

Support devanagari appendix.odt (21.0 KB)

I’ve created the table in this document in a separate Writer document and copy/pasted it into this document. It fits perfectly on an 8x10" page. However, when I shrink the page size to 6x9" it doesn’t fit. I would be fine if I could rotate the entire table 90 degrees counter clockwise and have it cover several pages, but I can’t figure out how to do that, or even if it’s possible. Is this possible? If not, do you have any suggestions to get the table to look fine in a 6x9" size?

[Hrbrgr]

You can drag the table borders with the mouse.
Start with the first left column and always the right boundary.
Move the mouse to the boundary until you see a double arrow.
Click and drag to the left.
Now next column, etc.
Done.
76629 HB Support devanagari appendix.odt (17,0 KB)

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Or right-click on the table.
In the context menu select the “Columns” tab.
At “Column width” you can start entering values from “1” to “x”.

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See also:
Resizing Rows and Columns in a Text Table

[ajlittoz]

Unfortunately, there is no table style which would allow to update quickly the geometric properties of a table. Everything must be done manually.

However, if you can’t resize in one go the table, you can insert it in a landscape page. This is interesting with you 6×9 paper where you could have a 9" inch width instead of 6". And this compares nicely with your original 8" width.

You can change page geometry after any Insert>More Breaks>Manual Break where you can choose the page style in effect after the break. Use Landscape and don’t forget to customize paper format.

Such a landscape will print “sideways” and there is no need to manually rotate the table; it is implicit with landscape orientation.

PS: According to your sample, I see 3 small tables rather than one big table with blank rows inserted. Split this table into 3 smaller tables. They will then print on separate pages and this will be nicer than having a single table with a page break in the middle of it.

Also rather than inserting manually note labels in the table cells, use footnotes. Referencing the same footnote several times is done with cross-references.