Convert betweeen text & table

  • If formatting a long list of items in Word, for example, a list of staff telephone numbers, you might consider placing the information into a table.
  • Sometimes this is neater than trying to separate the columns of information with commas or tabs.
  • You might also consider a tabular layout for minutes which are numbered and have a separate column for actions arising from the meeting.
  • If you start off with your information formatted as text you can change your mind and convert this to a table.
  • Alternatively, if you start off with a table, you can also convert a table back into ordinary text.
IDevice Icon Video

Watch the following video to see a demonstration of how to convert a list of text into a table or convert a table into text:

Flash video: Convert text to a table


IDevice Icon Activity

Save the following Word document:

Word document: Convert tabs to table

Practice converting the text in this document into a table, then convert the table back to text.


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