Inserting a Table Using the Table Selector

When you need to display information in a tabular format, you can insert a table to format the information into rows and columns.

Tip: Using a table is the best way to ensure that your information will be formatted correctly in all output formats. Because there is no equivalent for a tab character in HTML outputs, we recommend using tables without borders instead of tabs to lay out tabular information in your document.

To Insert a Table:

1. Open your topic in the Editor. Position the cursor where you want the table to be inserted.

   Note: In your Word output, the left margin of the table matches the paragraph directly above the table, so you may want to choose a different style for that paragraph with the left margin setting that you want.

2. Choose Edit > Tables > Table to display the Insert Table option.
3. Drag your cursor over the option to select the number of rows and columns you need, then click to insert the table.

Author-it inserts a table with the selected number of rows and columns, additional rows or columns can always be added later.