Converting Text To A Table

You tin strength out convert text to a table; however, a delimiter such every mo a comma, paragraph marker, or tab must separate columns of ...

You tin strength out convert text to a table; however, a delimiter such every mo a comma, paragraph marker, or tab must separate columns of text. In the practise that follows, you lot volition convert comma-delimited text into a table.

1. 
   
   Type the next every mo shown (do non bold). 
   
   
   Color, Style, Item
   
   
   Blue, A980, Van
   
   
   Red, X023, Car
   
   
   Green, YL724, Truck
   
   
   Name, Age, Sex
   
   
   Bob, 23, M
   
   
   Linda, 46, F
   
   
   Tom, 29, M
2. Highlight the text.
3. Choose Table > Convert > Text to Table from the menu.
4. Type 3 inwards the Number of Columns field.
5. Select Auto inwards the Column Width field.
6. Select the Commas radio push clit inwards the Separate Text At frame.
7. Click OK.

Microsoft Word should accept converted your text to a tabular array in addition to your tabular array should await similar the 1 shown here.

Splitting a Table

With Microsoft Word, splitting a unmarried tabular array into ii tables is easy. To separate the tabular array you lot merely created into ii tables:

1. Place your cursor anywhere on the row that reads "Name, Age, Sex."
2. Choose Table > Split Table from the menu.

You should at in 1 trial accept ii tables.

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