Re: Creating a table in Designer Pro
Originally Posted by
mwenz
The way that Gary links to is way too involved and fiddly. Works, but wholly unnecessary.
I think Gary's tutorial is perfect for people who are new to drawing tables in Xara. Theo is obviously a beginner and it would be a very useful exercise for him in getting to know the kerning, leading and tab options using the text tool bar - how many beginners even know they exist? In terms of colour and layout, Xara is vastly superior to those spreadsheet applications unless you know them well and even then Xara, being a graphics app, goes way beyond what they can achieve. If all you want is a simple, not very intricate or particularly attractive table, yes your method is both quick and easy, but I don't think it's fair to dismiss that tutorial out of hand. I'd say it would be a very instructive for a beginner way to progress, especially if LibreOffice Calc and/or Excel aren't his thing.
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