Table

With the Collaboard table, you can organize all your board content quickly and efficiently. Read here how to add a table and work with it.

Create a table

  1. To create a table, go to the left toolbar and click on “Table”.
  2. Select your table size using the grid that appears. Now your mouse pointer will turn into a table icon and you can click anywhere on your board to add the table.

create table

Edit table

  1. Click once to select the entire table and open the table menu or move the table.
    edit table
  2. Double-click on a single cell to select it and open the menu.
  3. Double-click once more to label the cell. You can design the table as you wish.
    Label cellt

Change table size 

  1. Click on the table to select it.
  2. Then drag the table over one of the corners to make it larger.
    Change table size

Add column or row

  1. Click on the table to select it.
  2. Use the arrows in the menu bar to add columns or rows.
    add column or line NEW

Add content

  • To add content such as a note, a shape, a map or an image to a table, drag it over the table. The size of the cells automatically adjusts to the content. If you do not want this, you can set this function to manual. To do this, select the table and click on Auto in the table menu and on “Manual” in the 2nd step. It is not possible to insert tables into a table.


    Add content

Information on automatic resizing: The individual cells behave responsively. This means that you move the object of your choice over the cell and the cell automatically adjusts to the object after a short time.

responsive behavior with automatic size

Adjust height and width of rows or columns

  1. Double-click on a cell of your choice.
  2. You can now use the arrows at the edge of the cell to adjust the height and width.
    Adjust height and width of lines or columns

Alternative

  1. Click on the table to select it.
  2. If you move the mouse pointer over the columns or the edge of the row, the mouse pointer changes to an arrow. You can now use this to set the height and width.
    Adjust height and width of rows or columns (option)

Select and reposition columns and rows

  1. Click on the table to select it.
  2. Click on the gray bar at the edge of the column or row to select it completely.
  3. Move your column or cell by dragging it to your desired position.
    Select and reposition columns and rows

Delete columns and rows

  1. Click on the table to select it.
  2. Click on the gray bar at the edge of the column or row to select it.
  3. Click on the trash can icon or use the “del” key to delete the column or cell.
    Delete columns and rows

Export table as CSV

  1. Click on the table to select it.
  2. Click on the 3 dots in the table menu to open the extended menu.
  3. Select “Export CSV (Excel)”
  4. The download will start automatically.
    Export table as CSV

CSV (Excel) import as table

  1. Open your CSV (e.g. Excel spreadsheet) 
  2. To create the table in your board, copy the desired content to the clipboard. (Ctrl/Ctrl/Command + C
  3. Open the board in your browser and paste the content. (Ctrl/Ctrl/Command + V)
  4. Select how the data should be inserted. Click on the “Insert as table” button.
    CSV (Excel) import as table

When copying content from Excel or other table formats into Collaboard, cell colors and simple font formatting are adopted.

Lock table size

Would you like to adjust your row or column sizes without changing the overall table size? Here's how:

  1. Click on the table to select it.
  2. Click on the “Lock table size” icon.
    lock table size