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Creating nested tables

You can create tables within tables, nested to a depth only limited by imagination and

practicality. Figure 279 demonstrates a simple, two-level example.

To achieve this, simply click in a cell of an existing table and use any of the methods

mentioned in “Inserting a new table” above.

Figure 279: Nested table example. The shaded table is

nested in a cell of the larger table.

Using AutoCorrect to create a table

You can also create a table by typing a series of hyphens (-) or tabs separated by plus

signs. Use the plus signs to indicate column dividers, while hyphens and tabs are

used to indicate the width of a column.

For example, this character sequence:

+-----------------+---------------+------+

creates a table like this:

Note

This function can be disabled or enabled in Tools > AutoCorrect. On the

Options tab, deselect or select Create table.

Caution

When using tabs instead of a table to line up your data, always make sure

that you know how wide they are set and remember that default tabs may

be different when the document is displayed on a different computer or

even when copying the same data in a new document.

Create a table from formatted text

It is possible to create a table starting from plain text by means of the Table >

Convert > Text to Table menu. In order for this command to work effectively, the

starting text needs to have clear demarcation between what will become the columns

of the table. Paragraph marks indicate the end of a row.

To convert text to a table, start by selecting the text you want to convert and choose

Table > Convert > Text to Table to open the dialog shown in Figure 280.

In the top part of the dialog, select the symbol that separates the columns. This

would normally be a tab, but it could be a semicolon or comma if you are importing a

CSV file. The other options in this dialog are the same as those in the dialog used to

insert a table shown in Figure 278.

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