Creating tables

In order to create a table, you may either use Insert→Table or one of the following keyboard shorthands:

M-t N t

Create a plain table.

M-t N T

Create a table whose cells are centered.

M-t N b

Create a “block”, whose cells all have a small border.

M-t N B

Create a block whose cells are centered.

In math mode, a few other table-like structures are provided:

M-t N m

Create a matrix.

M-t N d

Create a determinant.

M-t N c

Create a choice list.

Examples of a plain table, a centered block and a matrix are shown below. Notice that the environments with the explanatory text below the tables were created using Insert→Table→Small table. The use of “small tables” allows you to put several tables besides each other on the same line. For a single large table, one may use Insert→Table→Big table.

There are several other table-like environments and new ones may be created by the user. For instance, using Text→Mathematics→Equations or A-&, you may insert an eqnarray* environment, which allows mathematically oriented users to align a list of equations which span over entire lines. An example of such a list of equations is

When starting a new table, its size is minimal (usually 1×1) and its cells are empty. New rows and columns are inserted using the A-left, A-right, A-up and A-down shorthands. For instance, A-right creates a new column at the right of the current cursor position, as illustrated in the figure below. You may also start a new row below the current cursor position by hitting return.