How do you insert tables on webpages?

[cursor]

Yes, you are correct. The table is created, formatted, sorted, etc. in Microsoft Excel (or whatever program you might have that conveniently addresses tables ... since xWD does not, currently). The HTML code is exported, then pasted into a placeholder so that it displays in a xWD designed web page.

I would prefer that Xara add table creation features, however, for some later release of WD (and/or XX).

[BQ]

Curtis,

VERY HELPFUL INFORMATION and excellent insturctions. Thanks!

[Scotty]

Thanks for the information then, one question on placeholders. Placeholders can be either a "Layer" with appropriate name or a 'box' with an appropriate "placeholder name", then the size of the "placeholder" governs the size of the Iframe html code, is this correct. If the placeholder is a layer the excel file in your example would render the size of the webpage.(do you understand what I am getting at)
Jim

[covoxer]

Placeholders can be either a "Layer" with appropriate name

Strange. I'm not aware of this kind of placeholders in WD.

[Scotty]

Hi coxover,
Well I created a a website incorporating "flash file" and experimented with placeholders. First creating a layer which I named Holder1, and the another layer with a rectangle with a Name-"Holder2" then used the replace with flash option for each layer and both worked but I created the flash file at the size of my rectangle and exported from SwishMax as a swf file
Jim

[cursor]

Placeholders can be either a "Layer" with appropriate name

A 'placeholder' is simply an object (like paragraph text, or a photo) that is positioned on a layer. Sure, it's a complex object — but is is not a layer. It's like a bucket or a box on a shelf. It has a position, and it can be filled with useful content.

[richinri]

Maybe I am missing something but there one glaring fact that people must understand about XWD. The page size is FIXED. This means if you do not know the exact size of what you are inserting via placeholders your page can be messed up. Using iframes with scrolling can avoid concern about size of inserted content but can cause excessive scrolling to view the content.
Please correct me if I am wrong but making it sound like you can insert anything via placeholders without a page layout concern will drive people crazy. The EXACT SIZE of whatever displayable content inserted via placeholders is used MUST be worked into the fixed size of the page in XWD.