Inserting Tables into a Knol

Creating and Editing Tables using the Knol Editor

Enter "Edit" mode on a knol, and you will find a Table menu item in your editor toolbar. It provides you with the capability of creating and editing simple tables, using the following operations:

The rest of the operations are enabled only when your cursor is inside an existing table.

• Insert Row Up. Create a new row, above the current one.
• Insert Row Down. Create a new row, below the current one.
• Insert Column on the Left. Create a new column, before the current one.
• Insert Column on the Right. Create a new column, after the current one.
• Delete Table. Delete the current table. You can also delete an entire table by clicking and dragging to select it, then pressing delete. If you accidentally delete a table, use undo.
• Delete Row. Remove the current row.
• Delete Column. Remove the current column.

Inserting Tables from Outside of Knol

Currently, the text editing toolbar offers very simple mechanisms for creating and manipulating tables. If you find that the current editing tools are insufficient for your needs, you may want to create a table outside of knol, then insert it into your content.

To illustrate this process, I will use a commonly available word processor, Microsoft Word. I created the table below using Microsoft Word and copied it (by right-clicking on the square icon in the upper left corner of the table and selecting [Copy] from the drop down menu). I then opened the browser window containing this knol and clicked the [edit] tab. 

With the text of my knol now editable, I pointed the cursor at the location I wanted the table to be inserted (a few lines below this sentence) and pasted it into the knol (by right-clicking and selecting [Paste] from the drop down menu). Here is the result:

If you follow these steps the table will remain editable while in knol, and every cell can be selected and edited independently.

There are many other ways to use tables in Knol, including saving them as pictures and inserting them using the picture upload tool. You can share your way of doing things in the comment section below, or write a knol about it!

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