Insert spacer rows and columns in explorations

You can insert spacer rows and columns in explorations through the right-click menu. This is useful for building stylized views of data in Books.

Add spacers option in a view

To insert a spacer:
  1. Select a row or column and right-click a row or column header in an exploration.
  2. Click Add spacers and select where you want to insert the spacer row or column.

A spacer row or column is inserted at the position you selected.

Spacer column was added to a view

You can copy and paste a row or column with spacer cells. However, the spacer cells can break some spreads.

To remove a spacer row or column, right-click the spacer header cell and select Remove.

Click Format manager to show and hide the line dividers for spacer cells and to set the background color for spacer cells. You can also modify existing spacer cells, by right-clicking the spacer cells in a view and selecting Spacer format.