A table is an editable grid for the parts of a diagram that are easier to read as rows and columns: a comparison, a schedule, a small data set, a legend. It lives on the canvas like any other element, so you can place, resize, recolour, group, and move it freely.
Adding one
Click Add table. A small grid (3 × 3 to start) drops onto the canvas.
Double-click any cell to type. Move between cells as you would expect and the table grows to fit your text.
Editing the grid
- Select a cell with a click, then use the keyboard like a spreadsheet: arrow keys move the selection, Tab walks cells (and adds a row off the last one), Enter edits, Backspace clears. Shift-click more cells to style or clear several at once.
- Right-click a cell for its context menu: text styling and size, colours, alignment, a link, and clear, applied to every selected cell.
- Rows and columns: with the table selected, a small ⋯ sits just outside the top of each column and the left of each row for insert, move, and delete. The quick + buttons on the table's edges add a row (bottom), a column (right), or start an arrow.
- Sizing: rest the pointer on a divider for a moment and drag to set a column's width or a row's height; double-click a divider to auto-fit.
The table is a real canvas element underneath, so its colours follow the active colour scheme, and you can restyle, group, and align it alongside everything else. The Table section of its context menu toggles a header row, header column, and zebra striping.
Reach for a table when a cluster of shapes is really just rows and columns, a single grid stays tidier and is far quicker to edit.
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