How to put a table on a label
When a label carries paired information — part and number, lot and date, quantity — a table keeps it lined up whatever the values are. Rows, columns, widths, borders and cell shading.
Steps
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Add the table
Click Table in the tool rail. It lands on the label as a plain grid.
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Set rows and columns
In the properties panel set Rows and Columns — 3 and 2 for a part / lot / quantity block.
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Type into the cells
Double-click any cell on the label and type. Press Escape when you are done with a cell, or click the next one.
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Make the value column wider
Col widths takes relative numbers. "1, 1" gives two equal columns; "1, 2" makes the second one twice as wide, which is usually right because labels are short and values are long.
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Choose a border style
All lines draws every cell line, Outside draws only the outer border, and No lines hides them all — useful as an invisible grid to line other things up on.
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Shade the label column
Click a cell, then the Grey background button. Doing that down the left column makes the table read like a form.
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Leave auto-fit on
Auto-fit text in cells shrinks a long value rather than spilling it out of the cell. Turn it off only if you are certain your values are short.
Worth knowing
- Font, point size, line thickness and padding apply to the whole table, so it stays consistent by default.