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Converting text to tables How delimiters affect table layout Converting text to tables You can select text that is tab, comma, or paragraph delimited and convert it to a table. To do this: 1       Select the text. 2       Choose Edit > Table > Convert to Table. Top How delimiters affect table layout Delimiter Defines Additional information comma columns If your selected text has only comma delimiters, the resulting table will be one row with as many columns as there are commas. tab columns If your selected text has only tab delimiters, the resulting table will be one row with as many columns as there are tabs.         Note If both tabs and commas are present, commas are just considered part of the text. The tabs are used as the delimiters. paragraph rows If your selected text has only paragraph delimiters, the resulting table will be one column with as many rows as there are paragraphs. So if you want a multirow, multicolumn table, your selected text must contain tabs or commas, to generate columns, and paragraphs, to generate rows. Top