Tables

[janet2280]

I need to create a page on one site that has a table. This is the page: http://eastmidlandsnadfas.co.uk/membersocieties.html

I know Xara does not do tables, can anyone suggest a way to get a similar effect?

I've seen mention of columns but cannot see how you can set up a Text Box with columns & rows.

It doesn't need to be exactly like this but needs to do that same thing; a list to look down with headings, able to cope with different sized boxes for information.

[Acorn]

Janet, you could try this.

Search for Stretch Panel in the On-line Content Catalogue.
Make 3 clones and place then aligned tops across the page.
If you have to make different widths, using the Select Tool, hold the Ctrl key and click on the text and adjust the red with line to suit.

For the leftmost one, using the Select Tool, hold the Ctrl key and click on the shape, away from the text - change its colour.
Do the same but on the text. Type in your row detail for all four boxes.

You will now have a ragged bottom line.

For the three shorter boxes, type in carriage returns until each equals the tallest box.

Create more rows and align.

Acorn

[gwpriester]

Arg! I wish I had never looked. That pink is too too intense. Bring the saturation a bit if you don't want to blind your visitors

[Acorn]

I must admit I went blind for a time.

Make your background a tint of the NADFAS logo.
Look at what West Midlands have done in matching their NavBar colour.

Acorn

[pauland]

Yes the pink is totally out of keeping with the NADFAS vibe. The NDFAS review publications are based on pastel hues - I'd follow that lead.

[janet2280]

Yes I took this over from someone else and had to keep it the same for a while. I will take the opportunity to change things like that when I change it over to Xara from WebPlus. I'm leaving that one until last because of the table, but will try your idea. Thanks.

[Egg Bramhill]

I plough a lone furrow re google drive but it's an excellent way to put a table on a site. The main advantage is you don't need to open Xara to amend the table content, just update the Google Spreadsheet.

EXAMPLE

[fravis]

Hi, you wrote: "....I know Xara does not do tables, can anyone suggest a way to get a similar effect?...." but I'm not sure about that.
When you create a table in Excel and select that table, copy it, paste it in your Xara design, you have some possibilities to paste it.
Works fine for lots of purposes!

[Boy]

Or use MS-Word to create your table.

[Dijenga]

Hi, you wrote: "....I know Xara does not do tables, can anyone suggest a way to get a similar effect?...." but I'm not sure about that.
When you create a table in Excel and select that table, copy it, paste it in your Xara design, you have some possibilities to paste it.
Works fine for lots of purposes!

My only issue with it is that the resulting table, while it can be edited in Xara, it is exported (at least when I've used one) as a graphic rather than text.

Why?