Why not a Table?

E.G.

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 2:20 PM
Subject: Help with columnar list


> I'm trying to use LyX to format an address list but I can't come up with
> an obvious way to make it work.  The list uses spaces for column
> separation in the following way:
>
> ----Begin sample data----
> ======================================================================
> SURNAME/ADDRESS/PHONE       GIVEN NAME          SEX     BIRTH      AGE
> ======================================================================
> ANDERSON                    Robert                M     12Oct
>  121 Main St
>  Zzyzx, CA 98765
>  818-555-1212
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> DAVIS                       Richard               M     25May
>  82 Apple St                Rhonda                F     02Apr
>  Sperlington, OK 64758       Jill                 F     28Feb01      1
>  545-432-9999
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> WALKER                      Lawrence              M     06May
>  9212 Fulton Ave            Bridget               F     11Dec
>  Reno, NV 87865              Wendy                F     17Mar84     18
>  323-322-3233                James                M     01Sep86     16
>                              Morris               M     31Oct92      9
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> YODER                       Stephen               M     02Jul
>  867 Orange Dr               Derek                M     22Nov89     12
>  Chicago, IL 34222
>  312-233-3222
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----End sample data----
>
> Any of you LyX gurus out there that can give me some help in figuring out
> how to set this up properly in LyX?
>
> Thanks,
> Wayne Menzie
>

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