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To create a nested table using subforms

After you create a table using subforms, you can insert a table into a table cell. For example, you can show two independent tables side by side (in separate cells) or nest tabular material.

Before you insert a table in to a cell, you must wrap the cell in a subform.

1.	Start the nested table:

•	Select the cell (in the table that was created using subforms) where the nested subform will go.

•	Select Insert > Wrap In Subform.

•	Type a name for the subform in the Name box in the Binding tab of the Object palette. For example, type Wrapper.

2.	Create the nested table.

•	Right-click the cell again and select Wrap In Subform, or drag the Subform object from the Object Library palette to the cell.

•	Type a name for the subform in the Name box in the Binding tab of the Object palette. For example, type NestedTable.

•	In the Accessibility palette, select Table from the Subform Role list.

3.	Right-click the cell (TextField1 in the example) and select Delete.

4.	Create a header row for the nested table:

•	Drag another Subform object into the NestedTable subform.

•	Set the width and height of the header row.

•	Type a name for the subform in the Name box in the Binding tab of the Object palette. For example, type NestedRow1.

•	In the Accessibility palette, select Table Header from the Subform Role list.

Note:

A subform that is inserted into a parent subform that is set to Flowed may not appear in the correct position in the Hierarchy palette.

5.	Add text for the column headers:

•	In the Object Library palette, click the Standard category and drag two Text objects into NestedRow1.

•	Select one of the text objects and type a name for the text object. For example, type Description.

•	Select the second text object and type a name for the text object. For example, type Cost.

•	Select the two Text objects in NestedRow1 and select Layout > Group.

6.	Create a body row for the nested table:

•	Drag another Subform object into the NestedTable subform.

•	Set the width and height of the body row.

•	Type a name for the subform in the Name box in the Binding tab of the Object palette. For example, type NestedRow2.

•	In the Accessibility palette, select Body Row from the Subform Role list.

•	In the Object Library palette, click the Standard category and drag three field objects into NestedRow2 (such as Text Fields).

7.	Set the parts of the table to Flowed:

•	Select the NestedTable subform and, click the Subform tab of the Object palette, and select Flowed from the Type list.

•	Select the subform that contains the NestedTable subform called (untitled Subform) (page 1), click the Subform tab of the Object palette, and select Flowed from the Type list.

The Hierarchy palette could look like this illustration.

The form could look like this in the Preview PDF tab.

See also 

Overview of subforms

About overflow leaders and trailers

Border properties in the Border palette

Accessibility propertie
s in the Accessibility palette

To create a nested table using subforms