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Tables, Headers & Page Setup

2 min readUpdated Mar 25, 2026Auch auf Deutsch verfuegbar

Tables

Insert a Table

Use the toolbar's table button to insert a table. Specify rows and columns, or let AI create one:

Press ⌘K and type "insert a 3x4 table with headers for Name, Date, and Amount" — the AI creates it with formatting.

Format Tables

Tables support full Word-level formatting:

  • Borders — customize each border individually or use presets
  • Shading — background colors per cell, row, or column
  • Merged cells — merge and split cells horizontally and vertically
  • Banding — alternating row/column colors
  • Auto-fit — columns adjust to content or fixed widths

Table Keyboard Shortcuts

ActionHow
Move to next cellTab
Move to previous cell⇧Tab
Add row belowPress Tab in the last cell
Select cellClick the left edge of a cell

Headers & Footers

Headers and footers appear on every page. They support:

  • Page numbers — automatic, with formatting options
  • Date fields — auto-updating
  • Custom text — any content you'd put in the document body
  • Section-specific — different headers for different document sections
  • First page different — separate header/footer for the first page
  • Odd/even pages — different headers for left and right pages

Page Setup

Configure page dimensions, margins, and orientation:

  • Paper size — A4, Letter, Legal, or custom
  • Margins — top, bottom, left, right (all preserved from Word imports)
  • Orientation — portrait or landscape
  • Sections — different page setups within the same document (section breaks)

Page setup from imported Word documents is preserved exactly — including section breaks with different margins, orientations, and header/footer configurations.

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