Insert Table Dialog Box
Creates an empty table object.

Inserts an empty table in the drawing.
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Table Style
Choose a table style from within the current drawing from which to create a table.
You can create a new table style by clicking the button next to the drop-down list.
Insert Options
Specifies the method for inserting your table.
Preview
Controls whether a preview displays. If you start from an empty table, the preview
displays an example of the table style. If you create a table link, the preview displays
the resulting table. Clear this option to improve performance when working with large
tables.
Insertion Behavior
Specifies the location of the table.
- Specify Insertion Point
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Specifies the location of the upper-left corner of the table. You can use the pointing
device or enter coordinate values at the Command prompt. If the table style sets the
direction of the table to read from the bottom up, the insertion point is the lower-left
corner of the table. - Specify Window
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Specifies a size and a location for the table. You can use the pointing device or
enter coordinate values at the Command prompt. When this option is selected, the number
of columns and rows and the column width and row height depend on the size of the
window and the column and row settings.
Column & Row Settings
Set the number and size of columns and rows.
- Columns Icon
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Indicates columns.
- Rows Icon
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Indicates rows.
- Columns
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Specifies the number of columns. When the Specify Window option is selected and you
specify a column width, the Auto option is selected, and the number of columns is
controlled by the width of the table. If a table style containing a starting table
has been specified, then you can choose the number of additional columns you would
like added to that starting table. - Column Width
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Specifies the width of the columns. When the Specify Window option is selected and
you specify the number of columns, the Auto option is selected, and the column width
is controlled by the width of the table. The minimum column width is one character. - Data Rows
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Specifies the number of rows. When the Specify Window option is selected and you specify
a row height, the Auto option is selected, and the number of rows is controlled by
the height of the table. A table style with a title row and a header row has a minimum
of three rows. The minimum row height is one line. If a table style containing a starting
table has been specified, then you can choose the number of additional data rows you
would like added to that starting table. - Row Height
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Specifies the height of the rows in number of lines. The height of a line is based
on the text height and the cell margin, which are both set in the table style. When
the Specify Window option is selected and you specify the number of rows, the Auto
option is selected, and the row height is controlled by the height of the table.
Set Cell Styles
For table styles that do not contain a starting table, specifies a cell style for
rows in the new table.
- First Row Cell Style
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Specifies a cell style for the first row in the table. The Title cell style is used
by default. - Second Row Cell Style
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Specifies a cell style for the second row in the table. The Header cell style is used
by default. - All Other Row Cell Styles
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Specifies a cell style for all other rows in the table. The Data cell style is used
by default.
Table Options
on an existing table.
For table styles that contain a starting table, specifies the table elements from
the starting table that are retained upon insertion.
- Label Cell Text
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Retains text from the Header or Title rows in the starting table in the newly-inserted
table. - Data Cell Text
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Retains text from the Data rows in the starting table in the newly-inserted table.
- Blocks
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Retains blocks from the starting table in the newly-inserted table.
- Retain Cell Style Overrides
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Retains cell style overrides from the starting table in the newly-inserted table.
- Data Links
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Retains data links from the starting table in the newly-inserted table.
- Fields
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Retains fields from the starting table in the newly-inserted table.
- Formulas
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Retains formulas from the starting table in the newly-inserted table.
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