Add a table to an HTML editor
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- UpdatedAug 1, 2024
- 3 minutes to read
- Xanadu
- Platform Field Administration
Add and format an example table to a knowledge article using HTML field controls.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
About this task
In this task, you create and format a table in either htmlArea or TinyMCE v6.8.3. The resulting tables should look similar to one of the following images.


If you enter alternative values for aspects such as width, cell spacing, cell padding, border, and alignment, the resulting table varies from the examples given.
Procedure
- Navigate to and select the knowledge article that you want to edit.
- In the HTML field, position the cursor at the location where you want to add the table.
- Select the table icon, select Insert table, and then select the number of rows and columns.
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Edit the table
properties.
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Update the header table
row.
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Set
the table cell
properties.
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Set the background color of the middle
row.
- Position your cursor in the middle table row, select the table icon, and select .
- On the Advanced tab, enter Silver in the text box beside Background color to set it to color #c0c0c0.
- Select Ok.
- Repeat this procedure for every other table row.
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Set
the width of the
columns.
- Select the first column of the table, select the table icon, and select .
- On the General tab, enter 30% in the Width text field.
- Select Ok.
- Select and hold (or right-click) the form header and select Save.
- Enter data in the table cells and then save the article.