Yeah, I am trying to add text only. I have information in one table (six or so pages long) and I'm adding it to a new table of shorter length.
The columns are different, so I can't paste actual rows or columns. I don't know how many actual rows of text I'm copying, so I've just added 500 rows and delete the extra rows when I finished. I'm afraid I'll guess short and some of the info won't copy. Thanks, Deirdre On 7/10/08, Combs, Richard <richard.combs at polycom.com> wrote: > Deirdre Reagan wrote: > > > > Let's say I have a table that is four rows long, and I want to paste > > in 50 rows. I've tried paste but it only takes the first four > > entries. I know I can go to Table>Add Rows and Columns to add the > > rows, but what if I don't know how many rows I need to add? > > > > Is there any way to just paste my data so the rows automatically > generate? > > I'm guessing you're trying to paste in text, because if you were pasting > table rows, it would work. The Paste Rows dialog would appear and give > you 3 options: Insert Above Current Rows, Insert Below Current Rows, or > Replace Current Rows. If you select the 3rd option, the number of rows > selected must match the number being pasted, but for the other two > options you can paste whatever number of rows is on the clipboard. > > If the 50 new rows you want to paste into the table are in text form, > convert them to a temporary table (with the correct number of columns), > then select and copy the rows, and paste them into the target table. > Then you can delete the temporary table. > > HTH! > Richard > > > Richard G. Combs > Senior Technical Writer > Polycom, Inc. > richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom > 303-223-5111 > ------ > rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom > 303-777-0436 > ------ > > > > > > >