Importing a Calc Sheet into a Writer Table

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	**Select the imported text (separated by tabs), go to the {{menu|Table}} then {{menu|Convert}} and {{menu|Text to table}}		**Select the imported text (separated by tabs), go to the {{menu|Table}} then {{menu|Convert}} and {{menu|Text to table}}
	**In the {{window|Convert Text to Table}} dialog window, choose the desired options and click on {{button|OK}}		**In the {{window|Convert Text to Table}} dialog window, choose the desired options and click on {{button|OK}}
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		+	To paste spreadsheet data into an existing Writer Table, you must create a new table as described above, then copy the contents of the new table and paste into the existing table.
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		+	==Related External Links==
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		+	*[http://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/2006/06/pasting_openoff.html Pasting OpenOffice Calc Spreadsheets Into Writer, as Tables] by Solveig Haugland
		+	*:In the comments she outlines the steps for pasting Calc data into an existing table.
	<!--Parfois vous désirez importer des données d'une feuille de calcul dans un document Writer. Si vous sélectionnez les cellules à importer et faites un copier/coller dans votre document, le tableau est importé comme objet OLE, c'est l'option par défaut.		<!--Parfois vous désirez importer des données d'une feuille de calcul dans un document Writer. Si vous sélectionnez les cellules à importer et faites un copier/coller dans votre document, le tableau est importé comme objet OLE, c'est l'option par défaut.

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Sometimes you want to import the data from a spreadsheet into a Writer document. If you select the cells to import and do a copy and paste into your document, the table is imported as an OLE object, this is the default option.

If you want the data to be imported as a Writer table, you have two options:

• Select the cells to be imported and copy them by choosing the Edit menu and then Copy or by pressing Cmd-C
• In the Writer document, under the Edit menu, choose Paste special..

Then, either:

• in the Selection section of the dialog window, choose Formatted text [RTF] and click on OK. The data is imported as a table.

Or:

• In the Selection section of the dialog window, choose Unformatted text... and click on OK
  • Select the imported text (separated by tabs), go to the Table then Convert and Text to table
  • In the Convert Text to Table dialog window, choose the desired options and click on OK

To paste spreadsheet data into an existing Writer Table, you must create a new table as described above, then copy the contents of the new table and paste into the existing table.

Related External Links

• Pasting OpenOffice Calc Spreadsheets Into Writer, as Tables by Solveig Haugland

  In the comments she outlines the steps for pasting Calc data into an existing table.