To be honest you would probably be better using calc (spreadsheet) and then linking/inserting into writer the resulting table. Spreadsheets are more suited to sorting the type of data that it seems your working with.
However back to your specific issue... I can't really follow what your trying to do with the tables. If there is a way that you can create something that you want to do with writer I can have a look (attachments don't get sent to the list, so you'll have to use my actual email address). Yes, Beta 2.0 has better functions around tables. It supports tables in tables and other such functionality. You can download it from here : http://download.openoffice.org/680/index.html Keep in mind however that Version 2.0 is still beta and not ready for production use. Use at your own discretion. /paul On 6/3/05, Jon Arnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am using OpenOffice 1.1.4 as a substitute for MS Word. My word processing > involves sorting large amounts of alphanumeric data as well as designing html > documents. I used MS Word's table function extensively for both purposes. > However, I have found that OpenOffice 1.1.4 has very limited table functions. > This version of OpenOffice does not allow me to make tables as complicated as > the ones I can make with MS Word. I have been told that OpenOffice 2 offers a > great deal of improvement over version 1.1.4. I need to know if version 2 > will allow me to design tables in a way that a table cell can overlap > multiple rows. I want to create a table that has two columns with each column > alternating between a small and large cell. I want the large cells in each > column to be aligned with the small cells in the other column. Will > OpenOffice 2 allow such an arrangement and how do I go about obtaining a copy > of version 2? > > Thank you, > > Jon Arnett > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
