Download FrameMaker MIF Reference Guide

ADOBE FRAMEMAKER 74
MIF Reference
TblFormat statement
The TblFormat statement defines the format of a table. A TblFormat statement must appear in a TblCatalog or in
a Tbl statement. A TblFormat statement contains property substatements that define a table’s properties. Table
property statements can appear in any order.
Syntax
Basic properties
<TblFormat
<TblTag tagstring>
Table format tag name
<TblLIndent dimension>
Left indent for the table relative to the table’s containing text column; has no
effect on right-aligned tables
<TblRIndent dimension>
Right indent for the table relative to the table’s containing text column; has no
effect on left-aligned tables
<TblSpBefore dimension>
Space above table
<TblSpAfter dimension>
Space below table
<TblAlignment keyword>
Horizontal alignment within text column or text frame
keyword can be one of:
Left
Center
Right
Inside
Outside
See page 77
<TblPlacement keyword>
Vertical placement of table within text column
keyword can be one of:
Anywhere
Float
ColumnTop
PageTop
LPageTop
RPageTop
<TblBlockSize integer>
Widow/orphan rows for body rows
<TblCellMargins L T R B>
Left, top, right, bottom default cell margins
<TblTitlePlacement keyword>
Table title placement
keyword can be one of:
InHeader
InFooter
None
<TblTitlePgf1
Paragraph format of title for a new table created with the table format
<PgfTag tagstring>
Applies format from Paragraph Catalog
<Pgf…>
Overrides Paragraph Catalog format as needed (see page 61)
>
End of TblTitlePgf1 statement
<TblTitleGap dimension>
Gap between title and top or bottom row