User Guide

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User Guide
To convert a table to text
1 Choose View > Layout View.
2 Using the Type tool , place the insertion point inside the table, or select text in the table.
3 Choose Table > Convert Table to Text.
4 For both Column Separator and Row Separator, specify the separators you want to use.
For best results, use a different separator for columns and rows, such as tabs for columns and paragraphs for rows.
5 Click OK.
When you convert a table to text, InDesign removes the table lines and inserts the separator you specify at the end
of each row and column.
Importing tables from other applications
When you use the Place command to import a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet or a Microsoft Word document that
includes tables, the imported data appears in an InCopy table. If you don’t like the results of the imported table, you
maywanttoselectthe UnformattedTabbedTextoptionwhenyou placethe file.You canthenclean up thetextand
convert it to a table.
Youcan also copy andpaste data from ExcelorWordintoanInCopydocument. When youpaste tables from another
application, the information appears as tabbed text. You can then convert the text to tables.
See also
“To create a table” on page 239
To embed a table within a table
1 Do one of the following:
• Select the cells or table you want to embed, and then choose Edit > Cut or Copy. Place the insertion point in the
cell where you want the table to appear, and then choose Edit > Paste.
• Click inside the table, choose Table > Insert Table, specify the number of rows and columns, and then click OK.
2 Adjust the cell inset as necessary.
If you create a table within a cell, you cannot use the mouse to select any part of the table that oversets the cell
boundary. Instead, expand the row or column; or place the insertion point in the first part of the table, and use
shortcut keystrokes to move the insertion point and select text.
See also
“To change cell inset spacing” on page 248
To move to the next or previous cell
❖ Do one of the following:
• Press Tab to move to the next cell. If you press Tab in the last table cell, a new row is created.
• Press Shift+Tab to move to the previous cell. If you press Shift+Tab in the first table cell, the insertion point moves
to the last table cell.