InDesign table features

There are some table features that Adobe FrameMaker has, and I'm trying to find equivalent features in InDesign. I hope someone can help me locate those features or provide workarounds:
FrameMaker can include a Table Title paragraph as part of the table style. Is this possible in InDesign?
FrameMaker has a "Table Continuation" variable that can be inserted in a table title or table heading row. This is useful for long tables that split from one page to the next. Is that available in InDesign?
As part of a table style in FrameMaker, you can specify widow/orphan settings for rows. For example, if you want at least 2 rows to be kept together, you can make that part of the table style. Is that possible in InDesign?
FrameMaker has a resize columns command that resizes the columns to the width of the text within the cells. In InDesign I find myself tediously resizing each column separately until the text fits in the column. Is there such a resize to width of text command in InDesign?

1, No, InDesign has not such a function.
2. You can do it in InDesign with any text, so you can do it here: Create a text frame, write a text like "Continue on page ###" For the ### use the marker Nxt Page number and lay the text frame on a position where it is at least a little bit overlapping the main text string.
3. No, only paragraph styles can it.
5. Neither.
Bring it to the Feature Request.

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Hi All,
I am using MagicFit.jsx for fit the table. But it does not clear the overflow and it does not fit the Height. I want to do all of this.
Plz suggest.
MagicFit.jsx
function MagicFit(){
 app.scriptPreferences.version = 4.0; //Because I am using CS5
 MagicFit_1()
 app.scriptPreferences.version = 6.0;
function MagicFit_1(){
 MagicFit 2.1b for InDesign CS / CS2 -- 01/18/06
 Fits to content the WIDTH of the selected text container(s)
 Features:
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 - 1st call: "strict" fitting (preserve each lines length)
 - 2nd call (within 2 secs) : "fluid" fitting (preserve height)
 - (NEW) Alternate fitting of table column(s) if selected
 - (NEW) Compute a minimal width by parsing embedded objects
 - (NEW) Runs on selected frames, CELLS, groups, insertion pt
 Installation & usage:
 0) !! CS2 users only !!
 Rename this script file with .jsx extension
 (activating extend script features)
 1) Put the present file into the Presets/Scripts/ subdir
 2) Run InDesign, open a document and select object(s) to fit
 (or put insertion point into)
 3) Run the script via Window > Automation > Scripts
 and double-clic on MagicFit.js
 Alternate way: assign a keyboard shortcut to the script via
 Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts... > Product area:"Scripts"
 Help (FR) : http://marcautret.free.fr/geek/indd/magicfit/
 (sorry, thats a french web page!)
 Feedbacks : [email protected]
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 var LATENCE = 2; // in seconds (default:2)
 var PRECISION = 0.5; // in pts (default:0.5)
 var APP_INT_VERSION = parseInt(app.version);
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 /*void*/ function exitMessage(/*exception*/ ex){
 alert("Error:\n" + ex.toString());
 exit();
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 this.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = arrUnits[0];
 this.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = arrUnits[1];
 /*arr2*/ Document.prototype.getUnits = function(){
 return(Array(
 this.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits,
 this.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits));
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 if (this.label)
 return( (Date.parse(Date())-this.label) <= LATENCE*1000 );
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 /*void*/ Document.prototype.storeTimeStamp = function(){
 this.label = Date.parse(Date()).toString();
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 // !! [CS2] Cell::parentColumn === Column !!
 // !! [CS2] Cells::lastItem().parentColumn BUG !!
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 var c1 = this.cells.lastItem().name.split(":")[0];
 for (var i=c0 ; i<=c1; i++)
 r.push(this.parent.columns[i]);
 return(r);
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 return(this.columns);
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 case "Text" : // selection is Text or InsertionPoint
 case "InsertionPoint" : // -> run on container
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 }catch(ex){
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 if (w > objsWidth) objsWidth=w;
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 // VISIBLE true -> external width
 // VISIBLE false -> internal width
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 if (this.visibleBounds)
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 if (this.lines)
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 return(this.overflows);
 /*int*/ TextFrame.prototype.getWidth = function(){
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 this.geometricBounds = Array(
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 this.geometricBounds[2],
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 return(this.characters.length);
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 for (var i=this.cells.length-1 ; i>= 0 ; i--)
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s/lose/absence/

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Regards,
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Hello,
Thanks.
Yes, that worked fine. But the small XML file below, containing some titles and a table, does not work. I assumed that I could drag and drop the <informaltable> element onto the page and get a rendered table.
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 Some content in left cell
 </entry>
 <entry align="left" valign="top">
 Some content in right cell
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 <row>
 <entry align="left" valign="top">
 Some content in left cell
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 <entry align="left" valign="top">
 Some content in right cell
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I have a couple of clarifications on webdynpro table features.
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2.I would like to incorporate scrolling on webdynpro table both horizontally and vertically.Whe scrolling is incorporated vertically,is it possible to keep the header always on the screen,even when the webdynpro is scrolled down?
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Hi,
Check this link,
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Copy/Paste whole cells will always retain formatting.
What you have to do is: Copy/Paste Without Formatting the text contents of the individual cell.
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Both computers are using Acrobat 9.
Any ideas?

I systematically removed elements from the pages in turn and I think I've found the issue. I have a header/footer created in illustrator on the master pages for all the documents in the book, and when I remove it from the Table of Contents, it shows up just fine. Odd that it doesn't affect the other pages.
Thanks for your quick responses. Consider the problem solved.

Mac Indesign tables don't seem to be recognised by Acrobat 9 Windows

Maybe someone else can try this to confirm?
Acrobat 9 (Mac and Windows) has a command where you can select the contents of a table (using the select tool), then right click "copy as table". The theory is that you can then go to a spreadsheet like Excel or Numbers and paste as a table with values into defined cells.
I've been looking at this to convert some existing pdfs with lots of tables into corresponding Excel documents. What appears to be the case is that when using Acrobat 9 Extended on Windows, the command doesn't seem to recognise Indesign CS4 tables from pdfs generated on Indesign CS4 Mac- nothing happens.
It seems to work fine when copying tables in Acrobat 9 Mac.
The odd thing though is that the Windows version seems to have no problems copying tables from Quark files generated on the Mac. Maybe this is peculiar to my set up but if anyone else has a mixed network give it a try.

Thanks for that Bob, no I wasn't. I've tried it again and it works OK. Many thanks. Odd that it didn't seem to make a difference when on the same platform though. Kind of implies maybe the pdf format is not so platform independent after all?

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