Tool for entering tabels in posts?

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Is it possible to have some visual tool for creating and editing tabular content?

It is possible to create tables by using HTML codes directly, but it is a hassle.

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Example:

Year Nodes Increase
2021 57988 +17524
2020 40464 +12791
2019 27673 +12482
2018 15181 +13413
2017 1768 +1488
2016 280 +68

Code:


| **Year** | **Nodes** | **Increase** |
|-----|-----|-----|
| 2021 | 57988 | +17524 |
| 2020 | 40464 | +12791 |
| 2019 | 27673 | +12482 |
| 2018 | 15181 | +13413 |
| 2017 | 1768 | +1488 |
| 2016 | 280 | +68 |

More details: Tables with kramdown.

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Thanks. That is not visual tool and is messy in the same way as using plain HTML, although ti is a bit less messy than HTML.

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If you have Excel or LibreOffice, you can enter your data there, then copy and paste your table here. It will be converted to Markdown on the fly. Maybe that’s good enough for your use case?

I also found a number of online tools to create Markdown tables in a more visual way. Random example (no endorsement): Markdown Tables generator - TablesGenerator.com

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Actually that is good to know. Thanks for info.

However, issue is when one needs to edit existing table.

This is not issue for me personally as I edit HTML sources for 30 years and I am used to it. But for ordinary people, it may be quite a challenge.

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The online markdown tables generator I mentioned supports importing existing Markdown tables, including formatting (File → Paste table data). In a similar way, you can copy the table (as HTML, not markdown) and paste it in Excel/LibreOffice.