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4. Next, specify the number of rows and columns the table should have. (Text-
Maker automatically attempts to suggest appropriate values.)
5. Confirm with OK.
The text is now transformed into a table. Each line of text becomes a row in the
table.
An example: You want to turn the following list of addresses into a table:
Peter;Miller;24 Main Street;12345;Whitneyville, AK
Thomas;Meyer;1733 University Drive;54321;Knoxville, TN
When you invoke Table > Convert Text to Table, select semicolon as the Separator,
you will get the following result:
Peter Miller 24 Main Street 12345 Whitneyville, AK
Thomas Meyer 1733 University Drive 54321 Knoxville, TN
Options
The options in the dialog box for this command are as follows:
Rows and Columns
Normally, you don’t have to worry about these settings. Provided you specify
the separator correctly, TextMaker can determine the number of rows and columns
the resulting table should have automatically and fill in these fields with
the appropriate values.
However, you can enter your own values.
Separator
This is the most important setting: Here you specify the character TextMaker is
to use to recognize the separate entries on each line of text.
You can choose among the following:
Paragraph break: Each entry is in its own paragraph.
Tabs: The entries are separated by tabs.
Semicolon: The entries are separated by semicolons (;).
Besides one of these, you can choose any other character for the separator by
entering it in the User defined field. You should use this field if your entries are
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