Centering a table in a document

Question

I have a fairly simple Pages '09 document, which I am writing. It is all text with one table. I want to center the table horizontally on a page, but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to do it. If anyone knows how to center a table, please let me know.

Answer 1

Arrange > Align > Center
Arrange > Align > Middle
As they are built in menu items, you may give them shortcuts if you need to use them often.
You may also use this script which will trigger the two menu items in a single call.
--[SCRIPT centerfloating_object_inpage]
Enregistrer le script en tant que Script : centerfloating_object_inpage.scpt
déplacer le fichier ainsi créé dans le dossier
<VolumeDeDémarrage>:Users:<votreCompte>:Library:Scripts:Applications:Pages:
Il vous faudra peut-être créer le dossier Pages et peut-être même le dossier Applications.
Sélectionner l'objet flottant à centrer
aller au menu Scripts , choisir Pages puis choisir centerfloating_object_inpage
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L'aide du Finder explique:
L'Utilitaire AppleScript permet d'activer le Menu des scripts :
Ouvrez l'Utilitaire AppleScript situé dans le dossier Applications/AppleScript.
Cochez la case "Afficher le menu des scripts dans la barre de menus".
Sous 10.6.x,
aller dans le panneau "Général" du dialogue Préférences de l'Éditeur Applescript
puis cocher la case "Afficher le menu des scripts dans la barre des menus".
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Save the script as a Script: centerfloating_object_inpage.scpt
Move the newly created file into the folder:
<startup Volume>:Users:<yourAccount>:Library:Scripts:Applications:Pages:
Maybe you would have to create the folder Pages and even the folder Applications by yourself.
Select the floating object to center
go to the Scripts Menu, choose Pages, then choose "centerfloating_object_inpage"
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The Finder's Help explains:
To make the Script menu appear:
Open the AppleScript utility located in Applications/AppleScript.
Select the "Show Script Menu in menu bar" checkbox.
Under 10.6.x,
go to the General panel of AppleScript Editor’s Preferences dialog box
and check the “Show Script menu in menu bar” option.
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Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France)
2010/10/19
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property theApp : "Pages"
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on run
my activateGUIscripting()
my selectSubMenu("Pages", 7, 10, 2) (* Center horizontally *)
my selectSubMenu("Pages", 7, 10, 6) (* Center vertically *)
end run
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on activateGUIscripting()
(* to be sure than GUI scripting will be active *)
tell application "System Events"
if not (UI elements enabled) then set (UI elements enabled) to true
end tell
end activateGUIscripting
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my selectSubMenu("Pages",6, 4, 26)
==== Uses GUIscripting ====
on selectSubMenu(theApp, mt, mi, ms)
tell application theApp
activate
tell application "System Events" to tell process theApp to tell menu bar 1 to ¬
tell menu bar item mt to tell menu 1 to tell menu item mi to tell menu 1 to click menu item ms
end tell -- application theApp
end selectSubMenu
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Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) mardi 19 octobre 2010 11:16:48
Message was edited by: KOENIG Yvan