The Proximity pane shows an abstract view of who should be placed near whom.
Note The table is symmetric, if you change the proximity for column A and row B, the proximity for row B and column A will change automatically.
You can move around the table and change values using the arrow keys, Space bar and Return key.
Select from Display to change how the guest names are displayed.
Use Find row and Find column to quickly find guest rows and columns. It will first look for a row/column that starts with the text and then one that contains the text.
Default proximity values are set automatically for guests when they
are added as a couple, family or group, but you can add to or
override as you wish. For example, if you add Mr & Mrs A as a
couple they will be automatically assigned proximity 
Next
to (a
will appear in the cells where the columns and rows for Mr A and Mrs
A intersect). The automatic layout
will then try to put them next to each other. To change this
proximity to 
Not
next to (perhaps they have had an argument!) click on the
cell and select
from the drop-down list.
Click on the 
More
button (
on Macintosh) to show additional options.
Select from Show to:
all: all guests
by group: guests in the selected group
by group+: guests in the selected group and all guests with non-neutral proximity to members of this group
Select from the drop-down list or click on the 
and 
buttons to change the selected group.
Check assignable guests only to show only guests who can be assigned to seats (due to their RSVP status and settings in the Preferences window).
Hint If you want to
change the proximity for everyone in a group it may be easier to
select a group (in the Groups pane)
or more than one guest (in the 
Guests pane
or 
Groups
pane)
and then select Edit|Proximity.
You can set the proximity for everyone on a table by selecting the table and then Edit|Proximity. This can be useful for arranging multiple seatings.
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