adding rows to tables

[Deirdre Reagan]

Yeah, I am trying to add text only.

I have information in one table (six or so pages long) and I'm adding
it to a new table of shorter length.

The columns are different, so I can't paste actual rows or columns.

I don't know how many actual rows of text I'm copying, so I've just
added 500 rows and delete the extra rows when I finished.

I'm afraid I'll guess short and some of the info won't copy.

Thanks,

Deirdre

On 7/10/08, Combs, Richard <richard.combs at polycom.com> wrote:
> Deirdre Reagan wrote:
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> > Let's say I have a table that is four rows long, and I want to paste
> > in 50 rows.  I've tried paste but it only takes the first four
> > entries.  I know I can go to Table>Add Rows and Columns to add the
> > rows, but what if I don't know how many rows I need to add?
> >
> > Is there any way to just paste my data so the rows automatically
> generate?
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> I'm guessing you're trying to paste in text, because if you were pasting
> table rows, it would work. The Paste Rows dialog would appear and give
> you 3 options: Insert Above Current Rows, Insert Below Current Rows, or
> Replace Current Rows. If you select the 3rd option, the number of rows
> selected must match the number being pasted, but for the other two
> options you can paste whatever number of rows is on the clipboard.
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> If the 50 new rows you want to paste into the table are in text form,
> convert them to a temporary table (with the correct number of columns),
> then select and copy the rows, and paste them into the target table.
> Then you can delete the temporary table.
>
> HTH!
> Richard
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> Richard G. Combs
> Senior Technical Writer
> Polycom, Inc.
> richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
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