Nisus Writer Express - Manual (Page 160)

140 Book Tools
Table 5
When to use tables
Insert/create a table
1. Put your insertion point where you want the table to appear.
2. Either click the Insert Table button on the Toolbar
Figure 125
The Insert Table button
▶ Or, Choose New Table… from the Table menu.
Determine the size (number of rows/columns) of a table
When you choose New Table… from the menus Nisus Writer Express presents a sheet in which you
determine how many rows and columns your table will have. You can increase and/or decrease the
number whenever you need.
When To Use Tables
Tables should
be used when:
Tables should
not be used if:
The
information is
not suitable for
graphing
The data clearly
lends itself to a
visual
representation
(graphs, for
example).
The actual data
values are more
important than
a graphical
summary.
The data cannot
be organized
into meaningful
groups.
The
information can
clearly be
broken into
related parts
and groups.
The data
contains
extensive text
that must be
read rather than
scanned.
It is important
to see the
relationship
between to or
more pieces of
data.