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Note: This article describes adding and formatting articles with the new article editor. To troubleshoot issues you may experience when upgrading tables to the new editor, see Fixing table styling issues when transitioning to the new article editor.

You can add tables to your help center articles by clicking the table icon () in the article editor toolbar. Once created, you can use table formatting tools to customize your table content and properties.

You can add tables to content blocks, where you can format and edit them for reuse across your knowledge base. You can also create tables in the article editor and create content blocks from the tables. When you do this, the tables are converted to the table editor used in content blocks, and are editable from there. See Creating and inserting reusable information with content blocks

This article contains the following topics:

  • Adding a table to an article
  • Editing a table
  • Table formatting tools

Adding a table to an article

To add a table to an article

  1. In a new or existing article, place your cursor where you want to add the table.
  2. In the article editor toolbar, click the table icon.

  3. In the table formatting menu, move your cursor over the grid to select the number of rows and columns you want to include in the table.

    The table is added to your article. Click in any cell in the table to expose the contextual menu, then use the tools and menu options to format your table. See Using the table formatting tools.

Editing a table

After you've inserted a table, you can change formatting options for the table. For example, you can delete or add rows and columns, change cell properties, or delete the entire table. You can also change cell dimensions for rows or columns in a table to specify a specific row height or column width.

To edit the table properties

  1. In an article with a table, click in any cell in the table to expose the contextual menu.

  2. Use the tools and menu options to format your table. See Using the table formatting tools.

  3. When you've made your formatting changes, click Save.

To delete, move, or add space around the table

  1. In an article with a table, hover over the table to expose the table options.

  2. Use the table options as follows to complete the available table actions:
    • Move the table: Click the table selector () and drag it to a new location within the article.
    • Delete the table: Click the table selector () then press delete on your keyboard.
    • Add a blank line above or below the table: Click the left arrow () icon at the top left side of the table to add a row above the table. Click the same icon at the bottom right side of the table to add a row below the table.
  3. When you've made your formatting changes, click Save.

To resize a table row or column

  1. In an article with a table, click and drag to select all of the cells in the row or column you want to resize.

  2. Click the Cell properties icon () to open the Cell properties modal.

  3. In the Dimensions section, configure the width and height fields to match your desired row height or column width. If you're changing the:
    • Row height, then in the Height field, type the desired height (in pixels) of the row you selected.
    • Column width, then in the Width field, type the desired width (in pixels) of the column you selected.

  4. Click Save.

Using the table formatting tools

Once the table is added to your article, you can add content by clicking inside a cell and using the table formatting tools to change cell and text properties. Refer to the following table for more details about the table formatting tools and what you can do with them.

Tool Name Description
Toggle caption on Lets you enter a table caption that is displayed and centered at the top of the table.
Merge cells Select cells, then click to merge, or click the down arrow to select additional merge and split options.
Cell properties Displays the Cell properties window where you can set the following options:
  • Border
  • Background
  • Cell dimensions (width, height, and padding)
  • Table cell text alignment (horizontal and vertical)
Column Click the down arrow to select the following options:
  • Create header column
  • Insert column to the right or left
  • Delete column
  • Select column
Table properties Displays the Table properties window where you can set the following options:
  • Border
  • Background
  • Table dimensions (width and height)
  • Alignment
Row Click the down arrow to select the following options:
  • Create header row
  • Insert row above or below
  • Delete row
  • Select row
Select table Select the table to perform the following actions:
  • Drag-and-drop
  • Delete
  • Copy
  • Cut
  • Paste
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