Re: more on Table / Column display

Rader Sidetrack Wrote:

> There actually is a button on the toolbar that
> allows columns to be displayed properly. It is
> the "Formatted Code" button, 6th from the right on
> the message toolbar. Here is a sample:
>
>
> In playing with that sample, I find the best way
> to line up the columns is to count the
> spaces between columns as you type them. Since you
> can't see individual space characters, its
> difficult to tell how many spaces are in
> copy-n-paste text. The columns only line up
> visually after using the Preview function (before
> posting).

Thank you. I had not realized that the button was there.

I got thinking that there must be an even better way of using the "Formatted Code" button to create tables.
For the example below I created the list in MS Word using tabs instead of spaces between the columns. Sometimes when using the tab key no space will appear between the text -- don't worry it is still there in the formatting. Then cut-and-paste the lines from Word into the message box between the bracketed code commands the button creates.

Use the preview feature to check the actual display. You may need to add or remove tabs in Word to improve the final display. Cut-and-past the revised text and check the preview. Once you like the display in the preview you and add the BOLD or Italic coding.

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