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  • fracklk Friend
    December 31, 2011 at 8:31 pm #172325

    I’m missing something here and would appreciate some guidance.

    I have a “standings” table to put in on one of my articles, which looks like a typical sports league standings page (see attachment).

    I’m using the Teline IV template. I would like the table to fit with the styling for the template.

    Is there documentation somewhere on how to do this? Any working examples?

    Thanks

    1. Standings
    TomC Moderator
    December 31, 2011 at 9:59 pm #432059

    Is this an image or a module that you update manually within the article?

    Or is it a module that you want to insert within an article that you update and want it to automatically update within the article?

    fracklk Friend
    December 31, 2011 at 10:07 pm #432061

    I want to be able to paste in a table within any article, properly formatted ala Teline IV. The attachment was for reference only (for rows/columns/data).

    TomC Moderator
    January 1, 2012 at 1:36 am #432067

    <em>@fracklk 292294 wrote:</em><blockquote>I want to be able to paste in a table within any article, properly formatted ala Teline IV. The attachment was for reference only (for rows/columns/data).</blockquote>
    While I normally endeavor to get back to issues right away … it’s nearly time for our New Year’s Eve festivities here and I will be offline for a while. I promise I will get back to trying to assist you with your issue within the next 18-24 Hrs.

    Hope you have/had a Safe & Festive New Year’s Celebration of your own !! 🙂

    TomC Moderator
    January 1, 2012 at 11:49 pm #432100

    <em>@fracklk 292294 wrote:</em><blockquote>I want to be able to paste in a table within any article, properly formatted ala Teline IV. The attachment was for reference only (for rows/columns/data).</blockquote>

    Courtesy of Joomla Documentation –> http://docs.joomla.org/Inserting_a_table_into_an_Article

    [FONT=arial black]Inserting A Table Into An Article
    If you are using the TinyMCE editor please go to Extensions > Plugin Manager and ensure that the Plugin Parameters Functionality is set to Extended. You will not be able to insert tables without this being set.[/FONT]
    A table may be inserted into an Article as follows:

    1. Open the Article for editing either by:
      • Click the Content > Article Manager menu item to go to the Article Manager, select the Article and click the Edit toolbar button.
      • Clicking the Add New Article button in the Control Panel.
      • If logged in to the Front-end, you have appropriate permissions and are viewing the Article you wish to edit: Click the Edit toolbar button.
  • Locate the position in the Article editor where you want to insert a table with the cursor.
  • Click the Inserts a new table editor toolbar button. The Insert/Modify table screen opens.
  • Select the number of rows and columns and other parameters according to your requirements.
  • Click the Insert button.
    1. Clicking the Cancel button closes the Insert/Modify table screen.
    2. A blank table will be inserted. Type content into individual cells by clicking in a cell and typing.

    [FONT=arial black]Modifying A Table In An Article:
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    1. Open the Article for editing either by:
      • Click the Content > Article Manager menu item to go to the Article Manager, select the Article and click the Edit toolbar button.
      • Clicking the Add New Article button in the Control Panel.
      • If logged in to the Front-end, you have appropriate permissions and are viewing the Article you wish to edit: Click the Edit toolbar button.
  • Locate the table you wish to modify and follow the instructions below as required.

    • Insert a new row

    • Select a cell in a row above or below where you wish to insert a new row.
    • Click the Insert row before or Insert row after editor toolbar button.

    Delete a row

    • Select a cell in the row you wish to delete.
    • Click the Delete row editor toolbar button.

    Insert a new column

    • Select a cell in a column adjacent to where you wish to create a new column.
    • Click the Insert column before or Insert column after editor toolbar button.

    Delete a column

    • Select a cell in the column you wish to delete.
    • Click the Remove column editor toolbar button.

    Merge a range of cells

    • Click and highlight a range of cells you wish to merge. This can be done vertically or horizontally.
    • Click the Merge table cells editor toolbar button.

    Split merged cells

    • You may only split previously merged cells. This is different from most word processing applications and is because of the structure of HTML tables.
    • Click the cell you wish to split.
    • Click the Split merged table cells editor toolbar button.

    Note: When a cell is split it will return to the format it was in before being merged. For example: a 3 row, 3 column table contains a merged cell spanning 3 columns, when this merged cell is split it will return to 3 cells.


    There are also 3rd Party Extension(s) available via the Joomla Extension Directory . . .     http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/news-display/tables-a-lists/405

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  1. fracklk
TomC Moderator
January 1, 2012 at 11:57 pm #432102

For some added tutelage . . . . . courtesy of OSTraining

Creating Tables Inside Joomla Articles

July 16, 2010 | Written by Steve Burge

[FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit]This tutorial will show you how to create tables inside Joomla articles. Because the default Joomla editor doesn’t have a table-creation feature, we’re going to recommend that you upgrade to Joomla Content Editor.Instructions on how to install it are here.
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Getting Started

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[FONT=inherit]Open an article and put your cursor in the article where you’d like the table to be.
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Insert a New Table

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[FONT=inherit]Click your mouse on the “Inserts a new table” button in the third row of your JCE Editor.
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Choosing the Table Options

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[FONT=inherit]You’ll see a pop-up looking like this. The first thing to do is choose the number of columns and row for your article. Cellpadding is the amount of space INSIDE each cell. Cellspacing is the amount of space BETWEEN each cell. Border will set a line around the outside of the whole table. Width and height allow you set fixed dimensions for the table, otherwise the table will adjust to fit the content inside. When you’re done, click insert.
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Writing Inside the Table

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[FONT=inherit]Click your mouse inside the table cells and start typing …. you should end up being able to fill in all the cells you need:
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Modifying Your Table

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[FONT=inherit]You’ll notice that when your table is selected, many new buttons along the 3rd row will light up. These are extra options for modifying our table. From left to right they are:

  • delete table
  • table row properties
  • table cell properties
  • insert row before
  • insert row after
  • delete row
  • insert column before
  • insert column after
  • delete column
  • split merged table cells
  • merge table cells

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