Floor
plan , 
Table
plan or 
Schematic
panes and select Edit|
Properties
or the equivalent Main
tool bar button.
The Table properties window
allows you to show/edit table properties. To display this window
select a single table in the Floor
plan , Table
plan or Schematic
panes and select Edit| Properties
or the equivalent Main
tool bar button.
Name is the name of the table. You an change this to anything you like. The name doesn't have to be unique and can be blank.
Set Angle to the desired
angle of the table in the Floor
plan and Table
plan panes.
Click Colour to choose the
colour of the table in the
Floor plan and
Table plan panes. This overrides any colour set for the pane.
Shape is the shape of the table. The availabe shapes of table are:
|
Table |
Icon |
Meaning |
|
Circular |
|
a circular tables with seats all around it |
|
Rectangular |
|
a rectangular or square table with seats on four sides |
|
Banquet |
|
a long table with seats on two sides |
|
Head |
|
a long table with seats on only one side, for example a head (top) table at a wedding |
|
Custom |
|
a rectangular or square table with potentially different numbers of seats on each of the 4 sides |
Seats is the number of seats. For a circular or head table you specify the total number of seats. For a banquet table you specify the number of seats across. For a rectangular table you specify the number of seats across and the number of seats down. For a custom table you specify the number of seats on each of the 4 sides.
Note For a square
table create a rectangular table and set the number of seats across
and down the same. You can
specify a table with no seats for a cake, gift or serving table - it
will not be shown in the 
Table
chart pane.
Size is the size of the table. Check the auto check box to automatically size the table according to the number of seats and the seat size (as set in the Dimensions window). Uncheck the auto check box to set your own table size.
VIP is used to designate tables for VIPs to sit at. The automatic layout will attempt to seat VIPs on VIP tables.
Notes can be used to store any relevant notes for the table, e.g. details of table decorations.
Click OK to accept the changes and close the window. Click Cancel to discard the changes.
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