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How to Work with Tables in PBworks

Description: This tutorial will show you how to work with tables.

How to Work with Tables

Add a table

1. Click the "Table" button in the editing toolbar.
   

1. A menu should appear which lets you set the height and width of your table. Clicking on any of the cells in this menu will cause your table to appear.

1. Simply click in any cell to begin typing in your data (next page).

Adding and deleting rows or columns

1. Right click (or Control+click on the Mac) in the area of the table where you wish to add a row or column.
2. Choose "Insert Row" or "Insert Column" from the appropriate sub menu. You can also use this submenu to delete the selected column or row.

Row and column sizing

1. While you are in editing mode, right click (or Control+click on the Mac) on a cell that is in the row or column that you wish to adjust.
2. Choose Table cell Properties, in the Cell submenu, as shown:

1. You will see a dialog box that allows you to set the cell width or height. Changing the width or height of a cell changes the width of a column and the height of a row. However, the size of any content inside these cells will override these values.

Setting background colors

1. After you place a table, edit the page and left-click on a table cell to choose it. You can thenright-click and select cell > cell properties.

1. Click on the color wheel for the Background Color:

1. Choose the color you want the background to be. Use lighter colors so that you can still see text on top of it. Use the slider on the right hand side to navigate through the colors and then use the large box to choose the exact color. You can also use the text box to define a precise HTML color value (next page).

1. Click OK to set the color, and then Save Changes, in the Cell properties window, to return to editing your table. Remember to save the page you're working on to save the changes you've made to the table.

Here's an example table:

Table sorting

Note: Table sorting does not affect the sorting of the data in the table for every viewer. It just allows viewers of your page to sort the data themselves, by clicking on the head of each column of your table. This way, viewers can sort the data however they want, without affecting the table for other users of the wiki.

1. Right click on your table and select Table Properties.

1. Check the box labeled "Allow Sorting" to enable this feature.

1. Save the page.

Please note that table sorting is case sensitive. The table will alphabetize capitalized words first, then lowercase.

In View mode, clicking each of the header cells causes the table rows to sort based on the selected column. Clicking again will toggle between ascending and descending order.

Example:

Deleting a table

1. Click inside the table you wish to delete by clicking inside one of the cells.
2. Right-click (Control+click on the Mac) for the table menu and select "Delete table."

Baltimore County Public Schools

Office of Instructional Technology: How To Work with Tables in PBworks

August 2011