Help:Introduction to tables with VisualEditor/1

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Editing tables
Updating information

Adding new tables
Much easier than it used to be

Expanding tables
Adding rows and columns

Summary
Review of what you've learned




Tables are a common way of displaying data. This tutorial provide a guide on making new tables and editing existing ones. For guidelines on when and how to use tables, see the Manual of Style.


This tutorial will introduce the basics of inserting, editing and formatting tables of information. Some advanced features, such as colouring cells, are not yet available with VisualEditor and have to be edited using Wiki Markup.