Convert Text to Table

Converts the selected text into a table, or the selected table into text.

To access this command...

Choose Table - Convert - Text to Table

The options available in this dialogue box depending on the type of conversion.

Separate text at

A separator, such as a tab, marks the column boundaries in the selected text. Each paragraph in the selection is converted into a row in the table. Similarly, when you convert a table into text, the column markers are changed to the character that you specify, and each row is converted into a separate paragraph.

Tabs

Converts the text to a table using tabs as column markers.

Semicolons

Converts the text to a table using semi-colons (;) as column markers.

Paragraph

Converts the text to a table using paragraphs as column markers.

Other:

Converts the text to a table using the character that you type in the box as a column marker.

Text box

Type the character that you want to use as a column marker.

Equal width for all columns

Creates columns of equal width, regardless of the position of the column marker.

AutoFormat

Opens the AutoFormat dialogue box, in which you can select a predefined layout for table.

Options

Heading

Formats the first row of the new table as a heading.

Repeat heading

Repeats the table header on each page that the table spans.

The first ... rows

Repeats the first n rows as a header.

Don't split table

Does not divide the table across pages.

Border

Adds a border to the table and the table cells.