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It is a pity, then, that it cannot create tables, as AutoCAD can. Tables are very important, because I need them to add project information to drawings. I don't care to create tables manually by drawing vertical and horizontal lines, because that is too time-consuming, and I find it difficult to position the text in each cell of the table. Is there a more convenient method available? <BR><BR>A: ZWCAD supports OLE objects (short for Object Linking and Embedding), which lets you insert tables in drawings created with spreadsheet programs, like Excel and OpenOffice. You can enter the table data in the spreadsheet, and then copy and paste the cells into the ZWCAD drawing. <BR><BR>This method is not perfect, however. If you want to modify the OLE-pasted table in ZWCAD, you have edit the table back in the spreadsheet program. To do this, you have to double-click the OLE object, which opens it in the spreadsheet program to be edited. <BR><BR>A better solution is the Paste Special function. To use it, follow these steps: <BR><BR>1. Input the information into the cells of a spreadsheet, as before. <BR>2. Add borders to all rows and columns. Note that it is important to add borders, because otherwise the text will appear with no border lines in the drawing  and it will not look like a table. <BR>3. Right-click, and then select Copy from the shortcut menu. The spreadsheet table is copied to the Windows Clipboard for pasting into ZWCAD. <BR>4. Open the drawing in ZWCAD. From the Edit menu, select Paste Special. <BR>5. In the dialog box, select ZWCAD Entities, and click OK. <BR><BR>After pasting the table as ZWCAD Entities, the borders are drawn as 2D polylines, and the text is placed correctly in each cell. It is easy to modify the text: simply double-click it, and then edit it with ZWCAD's text editor. <BR><BR>While AutoCAD's Table command is powerful, I find that ZWCAD's Paste Special function is a good solution. My drawing needs some data which is stored in BOM(short for bill of material). BOM data includes items like material, price, and quantity. By exporting data from BOM to excel, I can easily add the data to the drawing by copying from excel. And the spreadsheet does an excellent job operating with data, because it can include formulas, sort data, and format the text. <BR><BR>With the help of a spreadsheet program and the Paste Special function in ZWCAD, you can conveniently add tables to your drawings. </P> </div> <div style='line-height:30px;margin-top:10px;background:#F8F8F8;border:solid 1px #CCCCCC;'> <div style='text-align:left;padding-left:10px;'> Last: <a href='/cad-software-support/cad-tips&tricks/2009625120050 PM5518.html' title='TIP: Find ZWCAD's Missing Virtual EPS Plotter'>TIP: Find ZWCAD's Missing Virtual EPS Plotter</a> </div></DIV> <div style='line-height:30px;margin-top:10px;background:#F8F8F8;border:solid 1px #CCCCCC;'> <div style='text-align:left;padding-left:10px;'> Next: <a href='/cad-software-support/cad-tips&tricks/200973055001 PM2796.html' title='Technical Tip: Exporting Raster Images from Drawings'>Technical Tip: Exporting Raster Images from Drawings</a> </div></div> </div> <ul style="height:10px"> <li class="Bottom_1">&nbsp;</li> <li class="Bottom_2" style="width:689px;">&nbsp;</li> <li class="Bottom_3">&nbsp;</li> </ul> </div> <!--End List_1--> </div> <!--End Left--> <!--Right--> <div id="mainRight"> <!--Column--> <div id="rightComm"> <div class="rightTitle"> <div id="LinkTitle"><a href="/cad-software-support.html"><strong>SERVICE & SUPPORT</strong></a></div> </div> <div class="rightList_1"> <a href="/cad-software-support/cad-demo.html">ZWCAD Demo</a> </div> <div class="rightList_1"> <a href="/cad-software-support/cad-documentation.html">Documentation</a> </div> <div class="rightList_1"> <a href="/cad-software-support/license-registration.html">License and Registration</a> </div> <div class="rightList_1"> <a href="/cad-software-support/cad-tips&tricks.html">Technical Tips</a> </div> <div class="rightList_1"> <a href="http://www.zwcad.org/forum/">ZWCAD Forum</a> </div> <div class="rightList_1"> <a href="/cad-software-support/cad-faqs.html">FAQs</a> </div> <div class="rightList_1"> <a href="/SupportRequest.asp">Support Request</a> </div> </div> <!--End Column--> <div id="rightCon"> <div><img src="/images/index_85.jpg" width="224" height="44" /></div> <div style="background:url(images/click.gif);width:224px;height:32px;"> <script language="javascript" src="http://float2006.tq.cn/static_card.js?ltype=100&name=&uin=8214445&utf8=1&onlinepic=http://www.zwcad.org/images/click.gif&offlinepic=http://www.zwcad.org/images/click.gif&where=escape(document.referrer)"> </script> </div> </div> <div id="rightForum"> <div> <a href="http://www.zwcad.org/forum/" target="_blank"> <img src="/images/Company_55.gif" border="0" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="rightLine_1">&nbsp;</div> <div class="rightConList_1"> <a href="mailto:sales@zwcad.com" style="color:#666666">sales@zwcad.com</a> </div> <div style="background-color:#f2f2f2;line-height:1px;"> <div class="rightLine_2">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div class="rightConList_2"> 86-20-38259726 </div> <div class="rightLine_2">&nbsp;</div> <form name="EmailForm" method="Post" action="EmailAction.asp" target="_blank" onSubmit="return EmailCheck(this)"> <div id="rightMail"> <div class="mailTitle"><a href="/news/newsletter.html" style="color:#000;">ZWCAD Newsletter Subscribe >></a></div> <ul> <li class="mailText"> <input type="text" id="Email" name="Email" align="absbottom" value="Your Email" style="color:#666666;" onfocus="if(this.value=='Your Email'){this.value='';this.style.color='#000000'}" onblur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Your Email';this.style.color='#666666'}" class="mail" /> </li> <li class="mailSubmit"><input type="image" src="/images/mail_10.gif" /></li> </ul> </div> </form> </div> <!--End Right--> </div> <!--End Main--> <!--Footer--> <div id="Bottom"> <div class="bottomLine"></div> <div id="bottomText"> <ul> <li class="bottomCont_1"></li> <li class="bottomCont_2"> <div class="contLeft"> &copy; 2010 ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd. 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