Use tables to organize information in Lucidspark

Access tables in Lucidspark

To find tables to add to the canvas, follow these steps:

1. Click the Organizers icon from the Primary Toolbar on the left-side of the canvas.
2. Select Table.

Create a table from draw grid mode

By default when you access tables, you will see the draw grid mode. If you prefer to use input mode, refer to the next section for instructions. You can create a table using draw grid mode by following these steps:

1. Starting from the top-left corner, hover over the quantity of columns and rows you want in the table.
   
2. Click the square in the bottom-right corner of your desired table size.
3. The pop-out menu will close, and you can click and drag to determine the size of the table on your workspace.
   
    

The table is now added to the canvas and the Context Toolbar will appear, which you can use to style and format your table.

Create a table from input mode

To create a table from input mode, follow these steps:

1. Click the Organizers icon from the Primary Toolbar on the left-side of the canvas.
2. Select Table.
3. Click Switch to input.
4. Use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the number of rows and columns.
   
5. Click Create Table.

The table is now added to the canvas and the Context Toolbar will appear, which you can use to style and format your table.

Format a table

Select a table to access it's Context Toolbar. 

Format an entire table

When the table as a whole is selected, you will find the following options. You can click:

• the insert right icon to add a column to the right of your table
• the insert below icon to add a row to the bottom of your table
• the auto-resize icon to auto-expand the cells to fit the text
• the striping icon to add vertical or horizontal stripes to your table in the color of your choice
• the borders icon to select whether you want no borders, only row borders, only column borders, or all borders

You can also access basic shape styling options, such as fill color and line color. For more details, refer to our Add and customize shapes in Lucidspark article. For a walkthrough of the text tools in the Context Toolbar for actions like changing the font and text alignment, check out our Add and style text in Lucidspark article. To learn about locking your table, read through our Manage object layout on a Lucidspark board article.

Format individual cells

Select a specific cell on your table to access all the formatting options outlined in the previous section, as well as some additional options. You can click:

• the insert left icon to add a column to the left of the selected cell
• the insert above icon to add a row above the selected cell
• the delete row icon to delete the row containing the selected cell
• the delete column icon to delete the column containing the selected cell

Add a line from a table to another object

Select the table, then click and drag from any dot to connect a line to another object. You can attach the line to an existing shape or drop it onto a blank spot on the canvas to create a new one.

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