/text/swriter/01/06090000.xhp Sun Microsystems, Inc. converted from old format - fpe converting; text, into tables text; converting to tables tables; converting to text Convert Text to Table Converts the selected text into a table, or the selected table into text. The options available in this dialog depending on the type of conversion. Separators in Text A separator, such as a tab, marks the column boundaries in the selected text. Each paragraph in the selection is converted into a row in the table. Similarly, when you convert a table into text, the column markers are changed to the character that you specify, and each row is converted into a separate paragraph. Tabs Converts the text to a table using tabs as column markers. Semicolons Converts the text to a table using semi-colons (;) as column markers. Paragraph Converts the text to a table using paragraphs as column markers. Other: Converts the text to a table using the character that you type in the box as a column marker. Text box Type the character that you want to use as a column marker. Columns of the same width Creates columns of equal width, regardless of the position of the column marker. AutoFormat Options Heading Formats the first row of the new table as a heading. Repeat on every page Repeats the table header on each page that the table spans. Do not split the table Does not divide the table across pages. Border Adds a border to the table and the table cells.