TIP: Fixed columns
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:19 am
When posting columns of data don't enter them directly into the posting screen's data entry field. Use a text-only editor (Windows Notepad, for example) and create your table using a fixed-width font (Courier, for example). Adjust the spacing between columns using spaces and not tabs.
Copy the result and paste it into the data entry field. Select the newly pasted table and click on the Code button found on the posting screen's menu. (The Code button wraps the table in markup tags that tell the software to output the data using a fixed width font.)
For example, the following was typed directly into the data entry field, adjusting the spacing for proper alignment, yet not how the data doesn't line up in the final result:
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
123 456 789
987 654 321
Here is the same data, using the above-described procedure:
Copy the result and paste it into the data entry field. Select the newly pasted table and click on the Code button found on the posting screen's menu. (The Code button wraps the table in markup tags that tell the software to output the data using a fixed width font.)
For example, the following was typed directly into the data entry field, adjusting the spacing for proper alignment, yet not how the data doesn't line up in the final result:
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
123 456 789
987 654 321
Here is the same data, using the above-described procedure:
Code: Select all
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
123 456 789
987 654 321