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See the License for the 190e4b25e7SAndrew Rist * specific language governing permissions and limitations 200e4b25e7SAndrew Rist * under the License. 21*54be4daeSmseidel * 220e4b25e7SAndrew Rist ***********************************************************--> 230e4b25e7SAndrew Rist 24*54be4daeSmseidel<helpdocument version="1.0"> 25cdf0e10cSrcweir<meta> 26*54be4daeSmseidel<topic id="textswriterguidetable_insertxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 27*54be4daeSmseidel<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Inserting Tables</title> 28*54be4daeSmseidel<filename>/text/swriter/guide/table_insert.xhp</filename> 29*54be4daeSmseidel</topic> 30*54be4daeSmseidel</meta> 31*54be4daeSmseidel<body> 32*54be4daeSmseidel<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3156377"> 33*54be4daeSmseidel<bookmark_value>tables; inserting text tables</bookmark_value> 34*54be4daeSmseidel<bookmark_value>inserting; tables in text</bookmark_value> 35*54be4daeSmseidel<bookmark_value>DDE; inserting tables</bookmark_value> 36*54be4daeSmseidel<bookmark_value>OLE objects; inserting tables in</bookmark_value> 37*54be4daeSmseidel<bookmark_value>cells;inserting from spreadsheets</bookmark_value> 38*54be4daeSmseidel<bookmark_value>tables in spreadsheets;inserting in text</bookmark_value> 39*54be4daeSmseidel<bookmark_value>spreadsheets;inserting tables from</bookmark_value> 40cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark><comment>mw changed "cell ranges;" to "cells;"</comment> 41cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156377" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" 42*54be4daeSmseideloldref="31"><variable id="table_insert"><link href="text/swriter/guide/table_insert.xhp" name="Inserting Tables">Inserting Tables</link> 43cdf0e10cSrcweir</variable></paragraph> 44*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149489" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="32">There are several ways to create a table in a text document. You can insert a table from a toolbar, through a menu command, or from a spreadsheet. <comment>UFI: from a database?</comment></paragraph> 45*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155908" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 46*54be4daeSmseideloldref="33">To Insert a Table From the Insert Toolbar</paragraph> 47*54be4daeSmseidel<list type="ordered"> 48*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 49*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155861" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="34">Place the cursor in your document where you want to insert the table.</paragraph> 50*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 51*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 52*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147416" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="28">On the <emph>Standard</emph> bar, click the arrow next to the <emph>Table</emph> icon.</paragraph> 53*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 54*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 55*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153398" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="29">In the table grid, drag to select the numbers of rows and columns that you want, and then release.</paragraph> 56*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 57*54be4daeSmseidel</list> 58*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153416" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="30">To cancel, drag to the other side until <emph>Cancel</emph> appears in the preview area of the grid.<comment>make it RTL compliant</comment></paragraph> 59*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3153135" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 60*54be4daeSmseideloldref="35">To Insert a Table With a Menu Command</paragraph> 61*54be4daeSmseidel<list type="ordered"> 62*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 63*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149642" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="36">Place the cursor in your document where you want to insert the table.</paragraph> 64*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 65*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 66*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149609" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="37">Choose <emph>Table - Insert - Table</emph>. </paragraph> 67*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 68*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 69*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149858" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="66">In the <emph>Size</emph> area, enter the number of rows and columns.</paragraph> 70*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 71*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 72*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145097" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="67">Select the options that you want, click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 73*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 74*54be4daeSmseidel</list> 75*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149572" role="heading" level="2" l10n="CHG" 76*54be4daeSmseideloldref="43">To Insert a Table From a Calc Spreadsheet</paragraph> 77*54be4daeSmseidel<list type="ordered"> 78*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 79*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149594" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="44">Open the $[officename] Calc spreadsheet containing the cell range that you want to insert.</paragraph> 80*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 81*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 82*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156250" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="45">In the spreadsheet, drag to select the cells.</paragraph> 83*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 84*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 85*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154395" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="68">Choose <emph>Edit - Copy</emph>.</paragraph> 86*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 87*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 88*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154420" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="46">In your text document, do one of the following:</paragraph> 89*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 90*54be4daeSmseidel</list> 91cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="unordered"> 92cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 93cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153383" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="47">Choose <emph>Edit - Paste</emph>. The cell range is pasted as an OLE object. To edit the contents of the cells, double-click the object.</paragraph> 94cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 95cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 96cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154248" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="48">Choose <emph>Edit - Paste Special</emph>, and choose from the following options:</paragraph> 97cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 98cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 99*54be4daeSmseidel<table id="tbl_id3152755"> 100*54be4daeSmseidel<tablerow> 101*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 102*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154844" role="tablehead" l10n="U" oldref="49">Options</paragraph> 103*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 104*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 105*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154867" role="tablehead" l10n="U" oldref="50">Is inserted as...</paragraph> 106*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 107*54be4daeSmseidel</tablerow> 108*54be4daeSmseidel<tablerow> 109*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 110*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155893" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="51">$[officename] $[officeversion] Spreadsheet</paragraph> 111*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 112*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 113*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149986" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="52">OLE object - as with <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command 114cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+V or drag-and-drop</paragraph> 115*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 116*54be4daeSmseidel</tablerow> 117*54be4daeSmseidel<tablerow> 118*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 119*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148674" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="53">GDIMetaFile</paragraph> 120*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 121*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 122*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148697" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="54">Graphic</paragraph> 123*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 124*54be4daeSmseidel</tablerow> 125*54be4daeSmseidel<tablerow> 126*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 127*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153027" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="55">Bitmap</paragraph> 128*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 129*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 130*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148957" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="56">Graphic</paragraph> 131*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 132*54be4daeSmseidel</tablerow> 133*54be4daeSmseidel<tablerow> 134*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 135*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147104" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="57">HTML</paragraph> 136*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 137*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 138*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147126" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="58">HTML table</paragraph> 139*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 140*54be4daeSmseidel</tablerow> 141*54be4daeSmseidel<tablerow> 142*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 143*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150223" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="59">Unformatted text</paragraph> 144*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 145*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 146*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150246" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="60">Text only, tab stops as separators</paragraph> 147*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 148*54be4daeSmseidel</tablerow> 149*54be4daeSmseidel<tablerow> 150*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 151*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145227" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="61">Formatted text [RTF]</paragraph> 152*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 153*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 154*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150938" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="62">Text table</paragraph> 155*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 156*54be4daeSmseidel</tablerow> 157*54be4daeSmseidel<tablerow> 158*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 159*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150965" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="63"><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="WIN">DDE link (only under Windows) 160cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline></switchinline></paragraph> 161*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 162*54be4daeSmseidel<tablecell> 163*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154377" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="64"><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="WIN">Table structure and contents, without formatting. With updating 164cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline></switchinline></paragraph> 165*54be4daeSmseidel</tablecell> 166*54be4daeSmseidel</tablerow> 167*54be4daeSmseidel</table> 168*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3151093" role="heading" level="3" l10n="CHG" 169*54be4daeSmseideloldref="38">Drag-and-Drop a Cell Range From a Calc Spreadsheet</paragraph> 170*54be4daeSmseidel<list type="ordered"> 171*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 172*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151116" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="39">Open the $[officename] Calc spreadsheet containing the cell range that you want to insert.</paragraph> 173*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 174*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 175*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150515" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="69">In the spreadsheet, drag to select the cells.</paragraph> 176*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 177*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 178*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150534" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="40">Click and hold the mouse button in the selected cells.</paragraph> 179*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 180*54be4daeSmseidel<listitem> 181*54be4daeSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147527" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="41">Drag the selected cells into the text document.</paragraph> 182*54be4daeSmseidel</listitem> 183*54be4daeSmseidel</list> 184*54be4daeSmseidel<embed href="text/shared/00/00000004.xhp#related"/> 185*54be4daeSmseidel<embed href="text/swriter/guide/table_select.xhp#table_select"/> 186*54be4daeSmseidel<embed href="text/swriter/guide/table_delete.xhp#table_delete"/> 187*54be4daeSmseidel<embed href="text/swriter/guide/borders.xhp#borders"/> 188*54be4daeSmseidel</body> 189cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 190