Please add the ability to add Table & Text inside Rectangular Shape like MS word 2007 or the latest.
This is one of the reasons why I still need to go back to MS Word. In MS word you can add table and do whatever you want to do with with - which is super useful. I can even format the shape with no fill, no boarder and more. Why table inside a box? - With table inside a box, I can move the table wherever I want on the page.
Feature requests are off-topic here… but - it is already possible. Right-click the shape, and choose “Add textbox”, and that will be a different thing compared to what is used by default, when you double-click it to type.
Or - select the table (Table → Select → Table), then Insert → Frame → Frame... → OK.
Most users erroneously use Text Boxes for what they are not. A Text Box is simply a labelled drawing (graphical) object. It is limited to a decorative purpose.
Whenever you have a more sophisticated need, use a frame. A frame creates an independent sub-document inside which you can use all Writer features and complex formatting. And a frame can be controlled by a frame style (which drawing objects can’t). Such a frame style can be repeatedly applied on various occurrences, providing formatting consistency across the document. Just the same as a paragraph style shares formatting on paragraphs.
A frame style can specify a relative position of the frame relative to the location in text where it is anchored. Thus, the frame always appears where you expect it after changes, despite text reflow. But, you must refrain from interfering manually with this automatic layout , i.e. don’t move or resize the frame with the mouse.
Didn’t work. Cannot add table.
Here is an example of a table inserted into a frame:
128270 HB Table inserted in frame.odt (32,5 KB)
Thanks. Now how do I set the Frames boundary to no boundary and fill it with no fill so that only the table is visible.
Right-click on the frame and select Properties from the context menu.
Select the Border tab in the Frame dialog box.
Under Border settings, click on the No borders icon and OK.
The light gray frame is only visible on the screen for orientation purposes and will not be printed.
And then transparency set to 100%, right?
Why? This is relevant only when your Wrap mode is Through. If you need, you probably misconfigured your frame.
Did you try the exact method given by @mikekaganski ?
Start with the table and put the frame around it. It seems to be exactly what you want…
I just realized that unless any text is added inside the box i.e. Frame, the table won’t insert. After inserting even a single letter and then deleting/not deleting the letter allows but it should’ve allowed the table to be inserted without inserting any text in the first place. Anyway I found what I was looking for.
Thanks to all. Thanks to all for not criticizing me in the first place and for being supportive.
