Adding tables to drawings

With CorelDRAW, you can add a table to a drawing to create a structured layout for text and images. You can draw a table, or you can create a table from existing text.

A table lets you create a structured layout for text and graphic elements.

To add a table to a drawing

Click the Table tool

Type values in the Number of rows and columns boxes on the property bar.

The value you type in the top portion specifies the number of rows; the value you type in the bottom portion specifies the number of columns.

Drag diagonally to draw the table.

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You can also create a table by clicking Table

Create new table, and then typing values in the Rows, Columns, Height, and Width boxes in the Create new table dialog box.

To create a table from text

Click the Pick tool

Select the text that you want to convert to a table.

Click Table

Convert text to table.

In the Create columns based on the following separator area, choose one of the following options:

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Commas — creates a column where a comma appears and a row where a paragraph marker appears

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Tabs — creates a column where a tab appears and a row where a paragraph marker appears

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Paragraphs — creates a column where a paragraph marker appears

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User defined — creates a column where a specified marker appears and a row where a paragraph marker appears

If you enable the User defined option, you need to type a character in the User defined box.

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If you do not type a character in the User defined box, only one column is created, and each paragraph of text creates a table row.

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You can also convert a table to text. For more information, see “To convert a table to text.”

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