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The Convert Text to Table dialog box
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If you want to create text cells that expand as you add text, use the controls in the Auto
Fit area.
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If you want the information in the table to flow differently — for example, if the values
are currently in descending order but would have more impact in ascending order — you
can change the flow. Choose an option from the Cell Fill Order drop-down menu (the
default is Left to Right, Top Down).
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Click OK. A new table is created, offset from the original text box.
Importing Excel tables
Table data often originates in a spreadsheet program such as Excel, and you can import
table data just as you import pictures. Although the technique is slightly different, the
results are the same: The table in QuarkXPress is linked to the Excel file for tracking and
updating.
You can import both .xls and .xlsx files.
If you import a table from Excel using the Link to External Table feature in the Table
Properties dialog box, table usage will be tracked just as picture usage is tracked. This
ensures that you're notified if the source table changes, and that you have the latest table
data when you output the layout, whether you print, collect for output, save as a PDF, or
export to HTML. To check the status of a table, choose Utilities > Usage, and then click
the Tables tab.
Although you can update tables just as you can update pictures, you'll need to keep the
following points in mind:
• If you check Include Formats in the Table Link dialog box when you first import an Excel
table, the table's Excel formatting is preserved (as much as possible) in QuarkXPress. If you
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