Converting text to tables

Converting text to tables

You can select text that is tab, comma, or paragraph delimited and convert it to a table. To do this:

1 Select the text.

2 Choose Edit > Table > Convert to Table.

How delimiters affect table layout

Delimiter	Defines	Additional information
comma	columns	If your selected text has only comma delimiters, the resulting table will be one row with as many columns as there are commas.
tab	columns	If your selected text has only tab delimiters, the resulting table will be one row with as many columns as there are tabs. Note If both tabs and commas are present, commas are just considered part of the text. The tabs are used as the delimiters.
paragraph	rows	If your selected text has only paragraph delimiters, the resulting table will be one column with as many rows as there are paragraphs.

So if you want a multirow, multicolumn table, your selected text must contain tabs or commas, to generate columns, and paragraphs, to generate rows.