Adding text to tables

Adobe GoLive provides a variety of ways to add text to a table. You can add text by typing in a table cell, copying text from another application and pasting it into a cell, moving text between cells by dragging, and importing data from a text-only file into a table.

When importing data into a table, you need to begin by formatting the data in the text-only file in a way that Adobe GoLive accepts. For a single-celled table, you should simply format the data as you'd like it to appear in the table. For a multiple-celled table, you should format the data so that each line represents the contents of a row and contains column separators (tabs, commas, spaces, or semicolons) to separate the data between columns. Most spreadsheet applications can export data to a text-only file in one of these formats. For more information, see the documentation for your spreadsheet application.

To type text into a cell:

1 Click inside the cell to insert a cursor.

2 Type the desired text.

To copy text from another application and paste it into a cell:

1 Select text in any application, and copy the text.

2 Click inside the cell to insert a cursor.

3 Choose Edit > Paste to paste the text into the cell.

To move text between cells:

1 Drag to select the text that you want to move.

2 Drag the selected text to the destination cell.

To import data from a text-only file into a table:

1 Create a text-only file that contains data that you want to import into a table in Adobe GoLive.

2 In Adobe GoLive, add a table to the document window.

You don't need to add rows and columns to the table to accommodate the imported data. When Adobe GoLive imports the data into the table, it adds extra rows and columns to the table as necessary to accommodate the data.

3 Choose Window > Inspector.

4 In the Table Inspector, click the Table tab.

5 Click Browse next to Import Tab-Text.

6 Select the text-only file, choose an option from the Col. (Column) Separator pop-up menu to specify the column separator used in the text-only file, and click Open.

7 If desired, customize the appearance of the table, its rows, or its cells. For instructions, see Creating tables.

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