I have tab separated tex and want to create a table.
1) I made a table
2) I selected and copied the tab separated text with return character at end of each line
3) I clicked once to select the first cell of the table
4) Edit -> Paste and Match Style
Result -> The table was replaced by the text
I learned this procedure in a former article on this topic.
What am I doing wrong? How do I make it work?
iMac Pro, macOS 10.14
On results of a quick check, I think your step 4 may be the culprit.
4 EDIT -> Paste and Match Style
Here's a run through of my test:
(In Pages): Create a list of text values, separated by tabs and with a return after each five items:
A B C D E F
G H I J K L
M N O P Q R
S T U V W X
Y Z ! @ # $
IN Numbers:
Insert an empty table with five or fewer columns and five or fewer rows.
(I used a single column table with five rows)
Click ONCE on cell A1 (or A2 if you included a header row) to select that cell.
Paste.
Result:
Note that the selection (bordered in blue) has expanded to include all the cells receiving the pasted text.
Regards,
Barry
Text to Table in Pages 10.1 Mac OS 10.14.6
