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The Table Properties dialog box
Specify the number of horizontal rows in the Body Rows field, and specify the 2
number of vertical columns in the Columns field.
Specify the number of header rows in the Header Rows field, and specify the 3
number of footer rows in the Footer Rows field.
If you want to create text cells that expand as you add text, use the controls 4
in the Auto Fit area.
If you want to link text cells so imported text flows through the specified 5
cells — similar to linked text boxes — check Link Cells. If you check Link
Cells, you can choose the order in which to link the text cells from the Link
Order drop-down menu.
If you do not link cells in this manner, you can link them later using the 
Linking tool or the Link Text Cells command (Table menu). In addition, even if
you don’t link the text cells, you can still use Tab to jump from cell to cell
while entering or editing data.
If you intend to import data from Excel, check Link to External Data. For more 6
information, see “Importing Excel tables.”
If you want the table to remain the same size if you add or delete rows, check 7
Maintain Geometry.
Click OK. 8
Converting text to tables
The success of converting text to a table depends on the text preparation itself.
It’s important that paragraphs, tabs, spaces, or commas (the characters
QuarkXPress can convert) are used consistently in a text block, because these
characters are used in the table conversion to define rows and columns. It’s