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.
An empty table with your headings appears when you save the page, if you used option 2. If you used option 1, the page will have a Create table here link. 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.
Step 3: Edit the table
Click on the link and use the table editor.
Example
- 1. Create a table with the headings enclosed in newTableEdit tags, as shown.
- <newTableEdit>
- US State
- Capitol
- Governor
- </newTableEdit>
- 2. Click on the edit table link to go to the Table Editor.
The default table format is horizontal (headings running from L to R across the top of the table). If you want a vertical table (headings running from Top to Bottom in the first column of the table), you can rotate the table after you have created it.