How to add a tableThis topic describes creating a table and includes selecting the
correct element.Stephen Ogley
For historical reasons, DITA has two types of table, the
table and the simpletable. We recommend only using the
table element since it contains all of the facilities of the
simpletable.
Tables may be nested within
tables.
To create a table without a header row, place the cursor at a
suitable position, click the down arrow on the Add table button
and then select table. A 2-column table is created with a
placeholder for a title.To create a table with a header row, place the cursor in an empty
paragraph, right-click at the cursor position, select Insert...
and then select table(head) from the right-hand pane.Type text in the title placeholder. If you do not want to include
a table title, click the title placeholder to deselect the whole
table, and then right-click it and select Delete.Use the DITA menu to add rows or columns to the table or to
remove or reposition them.