Help:Creating Tables
From TTU College of Architecture
Overview
The easiest way to create table in wiki markup is to use a converter to generate the wiki text. Online converters are available for HTML and CSV file types.
CSV Process
- Create the table data in the program of your choice (spreadsheet, database...). Organize the data into the appropriate columns and rows to meet your needs.
- Save or export a version of your document as a CSV (comma separated values) file.
- Open the csv file in a text editor (not Word or Excel). You will see the data in its raw form with the comma separated values. Copy the entire contents of the files from within the text editor.
- Paste the contents of your CSV file into the CSV data field of the online converter. Adjust settings as needed--in most cases the default are fine.
- In the online converter click convert to MediaWiki.
- Select and copy the entire contents of the results page that loads in your browser window. This window presents the table data in wiki markup text.
- Paste wiki markup text from the step above into the edit area of the wiki page you are working on. Ideally this page will be in another window to facilitate switching back and forth.
- Preview the the wiki page you are editing to verify that the results are as you intend.
- Save the wiki page to finalize the edit.
*It may be helpful or necessary when learning this process to experiment with various iterations until you get the hang of it.
Resources
- http://area23.brightbyte.de/csv2wp.php
- http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Table
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