Insert table dialog box

The Insert table dialog box allows you to create a table entity in the drawing either from scratch or from data in an external file or a data link.



  1. Table Style
  2. Table Style Explorer
  3. Cell Styles
  4. Preview
  5. Table Options
  6. Insertion Behavior
  7. Column / Row settings

Table Style

Chooses an existing table style from the drop-down list.

Table Style Explorer

Allows you to create or edit table styles. Opens the Table Styles from the Drawing Explorer dialog box.

Cell Styles

A table style can have different sub-styles for the first two rows named Title, Header and Data:
  • First Row Cell Style: chooses a sub-style from the drop-down list, which by default is Title. A Title row is the topmost row of the table.
  • Second Row Cell Style: chooses a sub-style from the drop-down list, which by default is Header. A Header row is the first row of a column.
  • All Other Row Cell Style: chooses a sub-style from the drop-down list, which by default is Data. A Data row is all other rows in the table.

Preview

Displays a preview of the table depending on the options and settings you set in this dialog box.

Table Options

Determines the source of the new table:
  • Start from Empty Table: creates a new, empty table with the parameters listed below.
  • From Data: reads data from a file or a datalink.


    1. File
    2. Open
    3. Delimeter
    • File

      Read data for the new table from a file.

    • Open

      Displays the Open dialog box from where you will select the file.

    • Delimeter
      Specifies the delimiter character used to separate fields in CSV data files. Select from the drop-down list the delimiter you want to use.
      Note: Available only for the File option.
    • DataLink


      When you select to read data from a datalink the Datalink Manager dialog box opens.

Insertion Behavior

(This option is available only when you create a new empty table.)
  • Specify Insertion Point: specifies where the upper-left corner of the table will be inserted in the drawing.
  • Specify Window: specifies the area that will be used by the table, this is useful when you need the table to fit a specific are, such as in a revision table or title block.
Note: As you move the mouse, a fictive table dynamically resizes itself.

Column / Row settings

(This option is available only when you create a new empty table.)

Specifies the number of columns or rows and the cell width or height.

Choose one of:

  • Columns: specifies the number of columns in the table
  • Column Width: specifies the initial width of all columns

And choose one of:

  • Data Rows: specifies the number of data rows in the table; the title and header rows are added automatically by the program
  • Row Height: specifies the initial height of all rows.

The number of columns and rows and size of cells can be adjusted later, after the table is inserted.