Adding and formatting tables in help center articles


You can add tables to your help center articles by clicking the table icon () in the article editor toolbar. Once created, you can use table formatting tools to customize your table content and properties.


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You can add and format tables in your help center articles to organize information clearly. Use the table icon to insert tables, then customize rows, columns, cell properties, and table dimensions. You can also merge cells, add captions, and move or delete tables. These tools help you create structured, easy-to-read content for your knowledge base and support articles.




You can add tables to your help center articles by clicking the table icon ( ) in the article editor toolbar. Once created, you
can use table formatting tools to customize your table content and properties.
You can add tables to content blocks, where you can format and edit them for reuse across
your knowledge base. You can also create tables in the article editor and create content
blocks from the tables. When you do this, the tables are converted to the table editor
used in content blocks, and are editable from there. See Creating and inserting reusable information with content
blocks

This article contains the following topics:

Adding a table to an article
Editing a table
Table formatting tools



Adding a table to an article

To add a table to an article

In a new or existing article, place your cursor where you want to add the
table.
In the article editor toolbar, click the table icon.

In the table formatting menu, move your cursor over the grid to select the
number of rows and columns you want to include in the table.
The table is added to your article. Click in any cell in the table
to expose the contextual menu, then use the tools and menu options to format
your table. See Using the
table formatting tools.







Editing a table

After you've inserted a table, you can change formatting options for the table. For
example, you can delete or add rows and columns, change cell properties, or delete
the entire table. You can also change cell dimensions for rows or columns in a table
to specify a specific row height or column width.
To edit the table properties

In an article with a table, click in any cell in the table to expose the
contextual menu.

Use the tools and menu options to format your table. See Using the table formatting
tools.



When you've made your formatting changes, click Save.

To delete, move, or add space around the table

In an article with a table, hover over the table to expose the table
options.

Use the table options as follows to complete the available table actions:

Move the table: Click the table selector ( ) and drag it to a new location
within the article.

Delete the table: Click the table selector ( ) then press delete on
your keyboard.

Add a blank line above or below the table: Click the left arrow
( ) icon at the top left side of
the table to add a row above the table. Click the same icon at the
bottom right side of the table to add a row below the table.


When you've made your formatting changes, click Save.

To resize a table row or column

In an article with a table, click and drag to select all of the cells in the row
or column you want to resize.


Click the Cell properties icon ( ) to open the Cell properties
modal.

In the Dimensions section, configure the width and height fields to match
your desired row height or column width. If you're changing the:
Row height, then in the Height field, type the desired height (in
pixels) of the row you selected.
Column width, then in the Width field, type the desired width (in
pixels) of the column you selected.



Click Save.




Using the table formatting tools

Once the table is added to your article, you can add content by clicking inside a
cell and using the table formatting tools to change cell and text properties. Refer
to the following table for more details about the table formatting tools and what
you can do with them.










Tool
Name
Description





Toggle caption on
Lets you enter a table caption that is displayed and centered
at the top of the table.



Merge cells
Select cells, then click to merge, or click the down arrow to
select additional merge and split options.



Cell properties
Displays the Cell properties window where you can set the
following options:
Border
Background
Cell dimensions (width, height, and padding)
Table cell text alignment (horizontal and vertical)





Column
Click the down arrow to select the following options:
Create header column
Insert column to the right or left
Delete column
Select column





Table properties
Displays the Table properties window where you can set the
following options:
Border
Background
Table dimensions (width and height)
Alignment





Row
Click the down arrow to select the following options:
Create header row
Insert row above or below
Delete row
Select row





Select table
Select the table to perform the following actions:
Drag-and-drop
Delete
Copy
Cut
Paste









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