/text/swriter/guide/table_insert.xhp Sun Microsystems, Inc. converted from old format - fpe checked - yj tables; inserting text tables inserting; tables in text DDE links; inserting tables in OLE objects; inserting tables in Inserting Tables There are several ways to create a table in a text document. You can insert a table from a toolbar, through a menu command, or from a spreadsheet. To insert a table from the Insert floating toolbar: Place the cursor in your document where you want to insert the table. On the Standard bar, click the arrow next to the Insert table icon. In the table grid, drag to select the numbers of rows and columns that you want, and then release. To cancel, drag upwards or to the left until Cancel appears in the preview area of the grid. To insert a table with a menu command: Place the cursor in your document where you want to insert the table. Choose Table - Insert - Table. In the Size area, enter the number of rows and columns. Select the options that you want, click OK. Inserting a Table From a Calc Spreadsheet Open the $[officename] Calc spreadsheet containing the cell range that you want to insert. In the spreadsheet, drag to select the cells. Choose Edit - Copy. In your text document, do one of the following: Choose Edit - Paste. The cell range is pasted as an OLE object. To edit the contents of the cells, double-click the object. Choose Edit - Paste Special, and choose from the following options: Options Is inserted as... $[officename] $[officeversion] Spreadsheet OLE object - as with Ctrl+V or drag-and-drop GDIMetaFile Graphic Bitmap Graphic HTML HTML table Unformatted text Text only, tab stops as separators Formatted text [RTF] Text table DDE link (only under Windows) Table structure and contents, without formatting. With updating Drag-and-Drop a Cell Range From a Calc Spreadsheet Open the $[officename] Calc spreadsheet containing the cell range that you want to insert. In the spreadsheet, drag to select the cells. Click and hold the mouse button in the selected cells. Drag the selected cells into the text document.