johnthebaptist wrote:
"johnthebaptist" wrote:
Thanks, Jay. You did answer my question; whether it solved my
problem or not remains to be seen. I'll let you know.
I thought I'd try option 2 first as being simpler, and successfully
converted my table to text. So far I can't reconvert to the original
table. Here are the relevant instructions with my comments:
Convert text to a table
1. Insert separator characters - such as commas or tabs - to
indicate where you want to divide the text into columns.
In the header row I inserted a tab between Date and Remarks to
separate the two columns and pressed the Paragraph button on the
ribbon right after Remarks to start a new row.
Result after the Convert to Table command: a two-column
table. In the header row Date and Remarks were in the first column
and the automated date in the second column. I expected the
automated date to go into the first column of the second row.
So the desired two columns were not separated by the tab and
the Paragraph button on the ribbon did not start a new row. Where
did I go wrong?
Use paragraph marks to indicate where you want to begin a new row.
For example, in a list with two words on a line, insert a comma or a
tab after the first word to create a two-column table.
2. Select the text that you want to convert.
On the Insert tab, in the Tables group, click Table, and then click
Convert Text to Table.
I'm not completely sure, because your description doesn't match my
experience, but I think the problem is this:
The "Paragraph button on the ribbon" -- by which I assume you mean the
button in the Paragraph group of the Home ribbon that shows the ¶ symbol --
does NOT insert a paragraph mark at the end of a line to start a new row.
That button (whose tooltip identifies it as the Show/Hide command) toggles
the display of nonprinting characters
(
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...rintChars.htm).
To insert a paragraph mark at the end of a line, put the cursor there and
press the Enter key.
The other thing you need to do, in the Convert Text To Table dialog, is make
sure the "Tabs" option is selected in the "Separate text at" section at the
bottom. It should be selected already, but you need to look at it and change
it if something else is selected.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
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