Page 1 of 1

How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 18 May 2017, 05:53
by greatscythe11
Ok, I'm facing this problem.I want to post a topic but it involves two tables(17x4) from ms excel.Any idea how to load them?

Re: How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 18 May 2017, 06:03
by deleted_user
screenshot?

Re: How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 18 May 2017, 06:11
by greatscythe11
Procedure?
Is there a more discrete option?What do this List & List= option do?

Re: How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 18 May 2017, 06:40
by Vinyanyérë
greatscythe11 wrote:Procedure?
Is there a more discrete option?What do this List & List= option do?

  • They
  • Do
  • This

There's no way currently to directly embed a spreadsheet onto the forums. You have to be a little bit creative with the formatting to get what you're looking for, use a screenshot, or give us a link to a Google doc (or equivalent).

Re: How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 18 May 2017, 06:59
by greatscythe11
Hmm, bit of a dampener but thanks for informing.I'll see what I can do.

Re: How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 18 May 2017, 12:58
by edeholland
Indeed, I think a link to a google doc is your best bet.

But you brought a good point. Most phpbb forums have a table option using <table> and <td> and <tr>. I make sure the devs hear about this! ;)

Re: How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 18 May 2017, 13:13
by tilanus
If table formatting gets added it should definitely be parsed into BBCode as HTML can in some cases lead to messy interference with the actual source code of the layouts. Generally I'd also say, if you want to show a table, either post an image of it and/or link it. I've seen (and used) these table functions as well, but they don't get used as much to be worth the effort to make it work flawlessy and look good. There's also no real advantage over an image or a link, plus the actual code for larger tables quickly becomes messy/bloated and non-coding people make a lot of mistakes. The time to build and fix that table BBCode is better invested in uploading a screenshot or linking the table.

Re: How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 18 May 2017, 14:04
by pecelot
You can always attach the files to your posts :roll:

Re: How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 18 May 2017, 14:19
by greatscythe11
Ok, I've posted the thread. This thread can be closed now if it's not necessary.

Re: How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 19 May 2017, 03:34
by deleted_user
It's not hard to get a thread locked. Redacted is a cheater on ESO.

Re: How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 19 May 2017, 04:06
by Vinyanyérë
Nice try

Re: How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 19 May 2017, 04:11
by gibson
deleted_user wrote:It's not hard to get a thread locked. Redacted is a cheater on ESO.
british reyters :mancl:

Re: How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 19 May 2017, 05:49
by Gichtenlord
#BTB

Re: How to load tables from ms excel or word

Posted: 19 May 2017, 14:17
by pecelot
Rumours say we have an authorised font for our moderation actions :idea: