Convert tables to text
If you no longer want table text to appear in a table, you can convert the table text to paragraph text. For more information about converting text to a table, see To create a table from text.
To convert a table to text
1
Click the
Table tool
![](../Shared_graphics/table.svg)
, and then click the table.
2
Click
Table
Convert table to text.
3
In the
Separate cell text with area, choose one of the following options:
•
Commas — replaces each column with a comma and replaces each row with a paragraph marker
•
Tabs — replaces each column with a tab and replaces each row with a paragraph marker
•
Paragraphs — replaces each column with a paragraph marker
•
User defined — replaces each column with a specified character and replaces each row with a paragraph marker
If you enable the
User defined option, you must type a character in the
User defined box.
![*](images/note.svg)
If you do not type a character in the User defined box, each of the table rows is converted into a paragraph, and the table columns are ignored.