I am desperate to find out how to create tables with text in VSD or be able to insert one from word, excel, publisher or whatever so that the text does not look broken apart

any ideas are welcome!!!! PLEASE
Wayno

hiya Wayno,

In order to put Tables in VSD you will need to create the tables in another program typically being an HTML editor of sorts or text editor that does HTML. Then once you have your code for your table done you insert it into VSD using the HTML Tool.

If you need to know "how" to make the table, that's a different story all together lol, do you have the CC HTML Editor? If so we can probably walk you through using the table creator that's built into it. I haven't looked at the free version of the HTML Editor, but it could be that the table creator is in there too. Tables aren't too hard once you understand how they work, but the basic situation is this:

<table> (might need some formatting code in there if you want it to look pretty or have borders etc.)
<tr> (means table row, which is just what it says, a single row across)
<td> (table data for first cell)
</td> (ends that table cell)
<td> (2nd cell)
</d> (end 2nd cell)
</tr> (ends first row)

Rinse and repeat for however many rows and cells you want.

</table> (ends the table)

Once you have your code setup, then copy it and put it into VSD using the HTML Tool and you're all set to go

In other words VSD can't do tables at all.

Not by itself, no.

If you want the table just as a layout aide, you could use the 'grid' (View - Grid) and use the lines to adjust the objects correctly. The grid will not show on the web or in preview. If, however, you want it for presenting tabular data, including the table itself visible, then follow Jo Ann's advice.

MS Word & Excel both have save as HTML. You can usually just cut the parts you want right out of the HTML file and Paste them into the HTML Tool.

Be aware that Microsoft's code can be a little quirky and isn't the most efficient. But it gets the job done.

Hi,

Not being able to create and edit tables in VSD is not good... :-( Although website design doesn't rely as much on tables as it used too, they nevertheless remain a fundamental tool to organize and present information. I consider this a fundamental tool that must be part of the VSD tool set.
J-M

This is what a html box is for.