Using Oval Tables

Video Tip - Go to the 6:52 mark of the video to view information on adding oval tables to Floorplans and manipulating them.

You can add oval tables one at a time and quickly make edits to a single oval table or to multiple oval tables at the same time.

To Add a Single Oval Table:

1. Click on the "Floorplans" tool button on the Event Dashboard - OR - use the Quick Launch or Switch Event tool to select the appropriate Event and the "Floorplans" tool.
2. Find the appropriate Floorplan to which you want to add elements and click on it.
3. On the Floorplan Dashboard, select the "Library" tab in the left column and click on the "Tables & Seating" icon .
4. Click-and-hold on the appropriate icon for the oval table you want and drag it to where you want to place it on the Floorplan canvas (you can always move/adjust it later).
5. A form will appear that lets you edit:
   • Color
   • Label
   • Table number
   • Clear area width (clear space on the shorter dimension of the table, top to bottom)
   • Clear area length (clear space on the longer dimension of the table, left to right)
   • Chair type
   • Number of chairs on top and bottom sides of the table
   • Option to add a single chair to left end and/or right end
6. Click "Save" when you are finished. You will be taken back to the Floorplan Dashboard where you can view and adjust the position of the table by dragging-and-dropping it.

To Edit/Duplicate/Delete an Oval Table:

1. Click on the appropriate table on the canvas.
2. A dynamic menu of editing options will appear in the top-left of the canvas. To make an edit, click on the appropriate item. From left to right, the options include:
   
   
   • Table number - Click in the field to change the table number.
   • Favorite - Adds the selected item to your Favorites library.
   • Edit - Opens the editing modal window.
   • Rotate - Lets you rotate the table up to 360 degrees.
   • Chairs - Lets you add/remove chairs and change chair type.
   • Duplicate - Copies the table.
   • Color - Changes the color of the table.
   • Delete - Deletes the table.
   • Bring to Front - Places the table on top of overlapping elements.
   • Send to Back - Places the table behind overlapping elements.

To Edit/Duplicate/Delete/Realign Multiple Oval Tables:

1. Click on the first table you want to edit and then hold down on the "shift" key to select additional half-round tables to edit - OR - click-and-drag your cursor over all the tables you wish to edit.
2. A dynamic menu of editing options will appear in the top-left of the canvas. To make an edit, click on the appropriate item. From left to right, the options include:
   
   • Rotate - Lets you rotate the tables up to 360 degrees.
   • Chairs - Lets you add/remove chairs for each side and change chair type.
   • Duplicate - Copies the tables.
   • Color - Changes the color of the tables.
   • Delete - Deletes the tables.
   • Bring to Front - Places the tables on top of overlapping elements.
   • Send to Back - Places the tables behind overlapping elements.
   • The rest of the options relate to re-aligning the selected items:
     • Align Left - Aligns all selected tables with the furthest table to the left.
     • Align Horizontal Center - Centers all selected tables horizontally at the point between the two tables to the furthest left and furthest right.
     • Align Right - Aligns all selected tables with the furthest table to the right.
     • Align Top - Aligns all selected tables with the table closest to the top.
     • Align Vertical Center - Centers all selected tables vertically at the point between the two tables closest to the top and bottom.
     • Align Bottom - Aligns all selected tables with the table closest to the bottom.
     • Distribute Horizontally - Equally distributes the selected tables horizontally (left to right) between the two tables furthest to the left and furthest to the right.
     • Distribute Vertically - Equally distributes the selected tables vertically (top to bottom) between the two tables closest to the top and bottom.