Help:Tables

Basic usage

TableEdit provides a more user-friendly way to create and edit tables in mediawiki than using the standard wiki mark-up. TableEdit tables show up in a page with their own Edit link. Registered users can then add rows and columns, add information, and/or edit information already in the table.

Create a new table

Step 1: Add a newTableEdit tag where you want the table to appear.

To add a new table that can be edited by TableEdit, there are two options:

• Add an empty table by putting <newTableEdit/> in the text where you want the table to appear.
• Add a table with defined headings by entering the following:

<newTableEdit>

Heading 1

Heading 2

Heading 3

etc...

</newTableEdit>

You can edit the columns later if needed.

Step 2: Save the page.

If you used option 2, an empty table with your headings appears when you save the page. Note that the default table has the column headings arrayed horizontally from left to right. You can change the orientation when you edit the table.

If you used option 1, there will a Create table here link. You can create the headings when you edit the table.

Step 3: Edit the table Click on the link and use the table editor to add information.

Example

1. Create a table with the headings enclosed in newTableEdit tags.

<newTableEdit>

US State

Capitol

Governor

</newTableEdit>

2. Click on the edit table link to go to the Table Editor.

3. Add a row.

I don't know who the governor is, let's leave that for someone else to add.

4. Save in the edit page.

5. Let's add a column and make the heading background light blue.

6. Save back to the editor.

7. Save back to the wiki page.

Basic Table templates

For table formats that you plan to use on more than one page, you can define a template. To add a table based on a template, put: <newTableEdit>Template:TemplateName</newTableEdit>. The template should be a Template page in the wiki that has a list of the table headings. When a table is made using a template, the headings can only be edited on the template page. Changing the template page will change the headings on all tables that use that template. Note that the changes won't be apparent until someone tries to edit the table and save it back to the page.