Question about tables

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#1

I created a 2 x 2 table in an LO doc.

In the upper left cell, I created an 8 x 14 table and filled in all its
headings, etc. I thought that if I then selected that table and Edit >
copy, I could Edit > Paste it into another cell.

BUT, only one line gets pasted.

Does that mean I have to create the table manually in each of the other
cells?

Thanks.

#2

No. If you select the inner table, you effectively select all its contents, and when you paste that into a table cell, the contents of those cells are - as far as possible - distributed between existing cells of that table. This is not what you want, of course.

Instead, you need to select not the inner table but the cell of the outer table containing it. I think that in order to do this you need to have something - even just an empty paragraph - outside the inner table and before it. Then you can select the cell of the outer table either by dragging the cursor, or using Edit | Select All (or Ctrl+A), or using Table | Select > | Cells. Once you have this selection, you can copy it and paste it with the effect you desire.

If you have nothing before the inner table, you can add something in order to effect the copy and remove it afterwards, of course. You cannot add an empty paragraph simply by pressing Enter, as you cannot position the cursor where it would need to be to achieve this. Instead, put the cursor at the very beginning of the first cell of the inner table and press Alt+Enter.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker

#3

Brian Barker has written on 7/4/2014 1:55 PM:

I created a 2 x 2 table in an LO doc. In the upper left cell, I
created an 8 x 14 table and filled in all its headings, etc. I
thought that if I then selected that table and Edit > copy, I could
Edit > Paste it into another cell. BUT, only one line gets pasted.
Does that mean I have to create the table manually in each of the other cells?

No. If you select the inner table, you effectively select all its
contents, and when you paste that into a table cell, the contents of
those cells are - as far as possible - distributed between existing
cells of that table. This is not what you want, of course.

Instead, you need to select not the inner table but the cell of the
outer table containing it. I think that in order to do this you need
to have something - even just an empty paragraph - outside the inner
table and before it. Then you can select the cell of the outer table
either by dragging the cursor, or using Edit | Select All (or
Ctrl+A), or using Table | Select > | Cells. Once you have this
selection, you can copy it and paste it with the effect you desire.

If you have nothing before the inner table, you can add something in
order to effect the copy and remove it afterwards, of course. You
cannot add an empty paragraph simply by pressing Enter, as you cannot
position the cursor where it would need to be to achieve this.
Instead, put the cursor at the very beginning of the first cell of
the inner table and press Alt+Enter.

I trust this helps.

Indeed it does!! Thanks so much!