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Tables in Canvas

To create a table in the Rich Content Editor (RCE), select the table icon in the toolbar and select the appropriate number of rows and columns.

To make the first row in the table a header:

  1. Highlight the cells in the first row.
  2. In the Table menu, select Cell and choose Cell Properties.
  3. For the Cell Type, select Header cell.
  4. For Scope, select Column.
screenshot of the table cell properties menu options in Canvas screenshot of the table cell properties dialog box with cell type and scope highlighted

To make the first column in the table a header:

  1. Highlight the cells in the first column.
  2. In the Table menu, select Cell and choose Cell Properties.
  3. For the Cell Type, select Header cell.
  4. For Scope, select Row.
screenshot of the table cell properties menu options in Canvas screenshot of table cell properties dialog box with cell type and scope highlighted

Table Captions

Table captions inform readers of the relevance of a table and are helpful when scanning a page. These are optional. To add a table caption:

  1. Select the table.
  2. In the Table menu, select Table Properties.
  3. Select the Show caption.
  4. Select Save.
  5. Type a caption in the area at the top of the table.
screenshot of the table properties menu in Canvas screenshot of the table properties dialog in Canvas highlighting the Caption options screenshot of the table caption field in Canvas
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