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Convert Text To Table On Pages

How can I convert text to a table using Pages 7.1, MacOS High Sierra 10.13.5

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2013), macOS High Sierra (10.13.5)

Posted on Aug 19, 2018 5:33 PM

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Aug 21, 2018 8:34 AM in response to tgm44

You click once to select the first cell. If you click twice, then you will see the insertion beam inside the cell, and you will get the wrong result as you have shown.


Copy the tab delineated data, select the first table cell, and then Edit menu : Paste and Match Style. This will populate and expand the table as expected, with one number per cell. Tested with Pages v7.1 on macOS 10.13.6.


I have updated the User Tip to make note of the preceding paragraph.

Aug 20, 2018 12:17 PM in response to VikingOSX

Viking,

I don't know what I'm doing wrong, I've followed your text to table procedure multiple times.


Here's the procedure I used:


1. Created text with delineators and a 2 cell table

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2. Selected and copied text (cmd+c)

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3. Clicked once on the first cell then copy pasted the text (cmd+v)

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And here is my result

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Your help is much appreciated.

Thanks,

tgm44

Convert Text To Table On Pages

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