Convert table to text in LibreOffice Writer

Many times you receive data that is not in a table. LibreOffice Writer gives you the ability to do both.

1. 

   Select the table so the cursor is flashing in one of the cells of the table.
2. Click the Table menu.
3. Highlight the Convert sub-menu.
4. Click the Table to Text item. This opens the Convert Table to Text dialog.
5. Choose what you want to separate the different cells with.

• Tabs
• Semicolons
• Paragraph
• Other: This has an associated text box that allows you to enter any character to separate the data from each cell.

6. Click the OK button.

 

 

 

 

Below are examples of tables that have been converted to text, using each one of the separators in the Convert Table to Text.