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There are several advanced table formatting techniques to improve the display or editing of wikitables in Wikipedia. Most of the tips involve use of standard text-editors. While some special software packages exist, to allow customized editing, they are typically not available when travelling to other computers for wiki-editing.
Monobook toolbar. To automatically insert a table, click or (Insert a table) on the edit toolbar. In the Vector toolbar the table icon is in the "Advanced" menu. If "Insert a table" is not on the toolbar follow these directions to add it. The following text is inserted when Insert a table is clicked:
A sortable table is identified by the arrows in one or more of its header cells. Clicking them will cause the table rows to sort in ascending order based on the selected column. A second click on the same arrow will sort in descending order. A third click will restore the original order of the whole table.
If you just want one table from a long Excel page, you can select that table from the Calc page. Then copy the table to a new page in Calc. Edit and move columns and rows in Calc. To drag a column first select it by clicking its header number. Then press and hold the ALT key. Then click a data cell, and drag the column to a new location.
end. To end the table, use a single vertical bar ( |) and a left facing curly brace ( }) alone on a new line. Blank spaces at the beginning and end of a cell are ignored. Layout. When you edit an existing table, you'll probably see one of two common ways that the table is laid out: Data is arranged like a table.
Lists are easy to create, but sometimes you really shouldn't. Before you make a list, read the first part of this section and think about whether you could present the information in narrative form. When you're ready to make a list, skip to the section about creating lists to see how to create the underlying wikitext.
Method 1: searching. Enter text in the search field that you seek to create as a page title. If the title you entered does not already exist, is not technically restricted and is not creation protected, the resulting page will i) tell you that it does not exist; ii) advise that you can create the page, and iii) will provide a red link to the ...
Editing pages Activate editing mode. Formatting Keeping it tidy. Wikilinks Connect pages to each other. Saving your changes Publishing. Creating new articles Building a page from scratch. Summary Review of what you've learned. View all as single page.