Table Functions

The tables provide a variety of editing tools that facilitate data input and evaluation in tables. You can access them using the table menus and buttons as well as the shortcut menus of table cells.

Menu and Buttons in Tables

Editing Table

You can edit a table with the options common in Excel spreadsheets. The most important functions are summarized in the following overview.

Function	Shortcut	Button	Effect
Cut	Ctrl + X		Remove the content of the cell and save it in the clipboard.
Copy	Ctrl + C		Copy the cell content to the clipboard.
Insert	Ctrl + V		Insert the content of the clipboard into the cell. If the content of the clipboard is larger than a cell, the cells of subsequent table columns and rows are overwritten. A warning is displayed before.
Copy Row	Ctrl + +		Overwrite the next row with the content of the current row.
Empty Row	Ctrl + -		Delete the content of the row without deleting the row itself.
Insert Row	Ctrl + i		Insert a new, empty row. The subsequent rows are moved downwards.
Delete Row	Ctrl + r		Delete the current row. The subsequent rows are moved upwards.
Select / Open	F7		Open a list or a dialog box for selection in a cell.
Edit in Dialog Box			Open a dialog box where you can enter the data of the current row.

Functions in Shortcut Menu of Table

Editing Cells

In addition to the options for editing tables described above, functions are available to adjust the values of several cells. Select the corresponding cells as a "Selection", for example, by dragging the pointer over several table rows while holding down the left mouse button. Clicking on a table header selects the entire table column, and clicking on a row number selects the entire table row.

Selected Cells and Editing Functions via Menu and Buttons

It is not important whether the cells are empty or not. Use one of the editing functions in the "Selection" menu to change the contents of selected cells. The functions are described in the following table. They are also available as buttons and in the shortcut menu of the selected cells.

Function	Button	Effect
Delete		Delete all of the contents of the selected cells.
Add		Add/subtract a value to/from cells that contain numerical values.
Multiply		Multiply cells that contain numerical values by a specified factor.
Divide		Divide cells that contain numerical values by a divisor.

After selecting the corresponding function, the "Operation" dialog box appears. Enter the addend, factor, or divisor.

Adjusting Y-Coordinate of Selection

Adjusting Table View

To adjust the presentation in the table, use the functions in the "View" menu or the corresponding buttons.

Table Menu "View"

The functions are as follows:

Function	Button	Effect
Filled rows only		Hide empty table rows
Marked rows only		Show selected rows only
Selected objects only		Show only the objects selected in the graphic
Show colored relation scale		Red and blue bars are shown in the Result Tables.

Exporting Table

To export the current table to MS Excel, click the button.

Button "Export Current Table"

MS Excel opens automatically. The worksheet contains all the content of the RSECTION table, including headers.

Excel Spreadsheet with Stresses