Inserting Tables

You can insert tables in rich content fields. In addition, you can insert a table within a table, images and links in tables, and lists in tables.

In the Web interface, do the following to insert a table:

1. Click the location where you want to insert the table.

2. Click the insert table icon

in the rich content toolbar.

In the GUI, do the following to insert a table:

1. Click the location where you want to insert the table.

2. In the rich content toolbar, click

Continuous Versus Non-Continuous List Numbering (Web UI Only)

The Enable continuous list numbering option in the table properties specifies whether numbered lists that spanning table cells are continuous or noncontinuous.

• Assume that this option is selected. When you insert a numbered list into a table cell and then insert a numbered list into each remaining table cell, the table displays the following:

After you save the item, each subsequent numbered list you inserted is renumbered, continuing the numbering from the first list.

• Assume that you clear this option to specify non-continuous numbered lists in an existing table. After you save the item, the list is renumbered.

• In the Web interface, table commands are available when you right-click a table.

• In the Web interface, adding or removing list entries from a numbered list requires renumbering the list in a table. A numbered list is renumbered with the item is submitted.

For the following specific table cell operations:

◦ Inserting cells, including rows or columns, has no impact on list numbering.

◦ Deleting cells, including rows or columns, requires list renumbering.

◦ Merging cells requires list renumbering. Lists from different cells remain individual lists after merging.

◦ Splitting cells, as if inserting cells, has no impact on list numbering.

• When selecting table elements using the mouse:

◦ Selecting the contents in a cell does not select the entire cell. However, if the selection continues into an adjacent cell, both cells are selected.

◦ Pressing CTRL and then clicking anywhere inside a table cell selects this cell (Web UI only).

In the GUI, use the mouse to select multiple table cells.

◦ Single-clicking anywhere inside a table does not select anything.

◦ Double-clicking on the first valid position in a cell or anywhere else inside the cell selects the text at the click position.

• When navigating in table cells using keyboard shortcuts:

◦ If the cursor is in the first cell, pressing TAB moves the cursor to the beginning of the second cell.

◦ If the cursor is in the second cell, pressing TAB moves the cursor to the beginning of the third cell.

◦ If the cursor is in the second cell, pressing SHIFT+TAB moves the cursor to the beginning of the first cell.

◦ If the cursor is in the last cell, pressing TAB creates a new row

◦ If the cursor is in the last cell, pressing SHIFT+TAB moves the cursor to the beginning of the second-last cell.

◦ On inserting a table, the context toolbar changes and shows commands related to table.

◦ The CTRL+X shortcut key enables you to cut content in table cells and cut table rows. However, you cannot cut table cells using this shortcut key.

◦ Selection or deletion of a single table cell is not supported.

◦ The Table context toolbar does not support cutting and pasting a column in a table.

◦ To delete a table, select the table using the mouse. Click

in the rich content toolbar and then select Delete table. The CTRL+X shortcut key or the DELETE key is not supported for deletion of a table.

◦ PTC recommends to keep space or add text above and below the inserted table to easily view and use the context toolbar.