About tables

Tables allow you to display data in a grid, similar to a spreadsheet but with the advantage of powerful text-formatting capabilities for tabular data. Use spreadsheets to organize numerical data that requires calculations; use tables to display other types of content, such as text.

You can easily add a table to any type of AppleWorks document. A table is a type of frame.

Creating a table

You can create a table frame in any type of document. (In a database document, you must be in Layout mode to create a table.)

To add an inline table to a word-processing document:

1	Choose Insert Table from the Table menu.
2	Enter the number of rows and columns you want.

To add a floating table to a document of any type:

1	If the Tools window is not open, choose Show Tools from the Window menu, or click the toolbox icon at the bottom of the active document:
2	Click the table frame tool:
3	Drag to indicate where you want the table to appear and how big you want it to be.
4	Enter the number of rows and columns you want.

IMPORTANT: When you deselect a table in a painting document, you can no longer edit the table. The table becomes part of the painting and cannot be selected again as a frame.

Note: In a text frame or document, you can place the table inline with specific text or make text wrap around the table.

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