Tables in Outline

Creating a table

There are several ways to add a new table to a document.

• Click the + button that appears next to an empty paragraph

• Type /table on an empty line

• Paste a table from another app or website into Outline

Managing rows

There are several ways to add new rows to your table.

• The easiest way to add a new row is to click the ⋅ that appears between the rows you want to insert.

• With an existing row selected you can use the Add row below or Add row above menu options

• With focus within a table row you can use the Cmd + Enter shortcut to insert a row below

• Drag and drop rows to easily move content

To remove rows you can select a row and click delete from the menu or use the keyboard shortcut Cmd + Backspace to remove a row.

Managing columns

Adding and removing columns is similar to rows!

• The easiest way to add a new column is to click the ⋅ that appears between the column you want to insert.

• With an existing column selected you can use the Add column before or Add column after menu options

• Drag and drop columns to easily move content

Column resizing

Use this control to make a table expand to the document edges

You can resize individual columns by clicking and dragging the vertical border between them. You can also resize a table to extend to the page edges by selecting the table and then click the Full width button that appears in the toolbar.

Headers

By default new tables get a “header” row, you can toggle this off by selecting the top row and from the floating menu choose the Toggle header option to have a table with no header. It’s also possible to select the left-most column and Toggle header to get a header column.

Export

Tables can also be exported as a CSV, select the table with the circular control in the top left corner and then choose the option in the menu to “Download as CSV”.