2015

• If you do not check Include Formats in the Table Link dialog box when you first
import an Excel table, the table's Excel formatting is discarded. If you later update the
table, QuarkXPress attempts to preserve any local formatting you have applied to the
table in QuarkXPress.
To import an Excel table and maintain the link in QuarkXPress:
1
Using the Tables tool, drag to draw a table of approximately the dimensions you need.
The Table Properties dialog box displays when you release the mouse button.
2
Check Link to External Data.
3
Click OK to display the Table Link dialog box.
The Table Link dialog box
4
Click Browse to locate and select an Excel file to import.
5
If the file includes multiple worksheets, choose the one you want to import from the
Sheet drop-down menu. If you want to import only a portion of the data, you can
specify a cell range in the Range field or choose a named range from the drop-down
menu.
6
In the Options area, check the attributes you want to import.
7
Click OK.
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