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table or individual cells in it, select the table or cell and use the Quick Properties palette
or the Properties palette to make changes.
Figure 13-9:
The Insert Table dialog box and one result of using it.
You can import tables from Microsoft Excel instead of using the Insert Table
dialog box. To import Excel data, in Excel, select the desired cells and choose
Edit⇒Copy. Then in AutoCAD, choose Paste Special from the Home tab's Clipboard
panel (it's on the Paste drop-down button) and then choose AutoCAD Entities in
the Paste Special dialog box. AutoCAD attempts to copy the Excel spreadsheet's
formatting along with the cell data, but you'll probably have to adjust column
widths and perform other cleanup chores on the imported table.
You can go the other direction — from AutoCAD to Excel or another program — via a
CSV (Comma Separated Value) file. Look up
TABLEEXPORT command
in AutoCAD's on-
line help.
You can extract attribute data to tables. See Chapter 17 for information about
blocks and attributes. You can also perform simple calculations in tables by using
predefined functions or your own arithmetical expressions. Look up
Use Formulas
in Table Cells
in AutoCAD's online help.
