By selecting the text and applying the conversion, we obtain the following result. In this case, the separator between elements is a semicolon. Row 2 Column 1 Row 2 Column 2 Row 2 Column 3 Row 1 Column 1 Row 1 Column 2 Row 1 Column 3 In this example we will convert the following text into a table. The other options in this dialog are the same as those in the dialog used to insert a table shown above. This would normally be a tab, but it could be a semicolon or comma if you are importing a CSV file. In the top part of the dialog box, select the symbol that separates the columns. You can then adjust the columns and rows later to suit your needs.ĭialog box to configure the text to table conversion Writer creates a table as wide as the text area (from the left page margin to the right page margin), with all columns the same width and all rows the same height. See Automatic formatting of tables for more information.Īfter making your choices, click OK. The AutoFormat button opens a dialog from where it is possible to select one of the many predefined table layouts. This border can be modified or deleted later.
Border - Surrounds each cell of the table with a border. If the table becomes longer than would fit on one page, you will need to either deselect this option or manually split the table. This can be useful if the table starts near the end of a page, and would look better if it were completely located on the following page. Don’t split table - Prevents the table from spanning more than one page. rows -Specifies the number of rows to be repeated. Repeat heading - Repeats the heading row(s) of the table at the top of subsequent pages if the table spans more than one page. When splitting a table into two tables, the Heading row(s) are copied in the second table. You can edit the OOo-predefined Table Heading paragraph style in the Styles and Formatting window to change these default settings. The default Table Heading paragraph style is applied to the heading rows and thus makes the text centered, bold, and italic. 
Heading - Defines the first row(s) in the table as headings. Selecting the options in this section of the dialog produces the following results: Under Options, set up the initial table characteristics. You can change the size of the table later, if necessary. Under Size, specify the initial number of columns and rows for the new table. This might come in handy when using the Navigator to quickly jump to a table. Under Name, you can enter a different name than the OOo-generated default for the table. Here you can specify the properties for the new table. Inserting a new table using the Insert Table dialog box.
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