In the Rich Content Editor, you can use the table editor to insert, format, edit, and delete a table.
Several features in Canvas support the Rich Content Editor, including Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, and Syllabus.
Open the Rich Content Editor when creating or editing an announcement, assignment, discussion, page, quiz, or syllabus.
Note: The Rich Content Editor supports keyboard shortcuts. To view the Keyboard Shortcuts menu, click the Keyboard icon or press ALT+F8 (PC keyboard) or ALT+FN+F8 (Mac keyboard).
To use the table editor, click the Table icon [1].
Note: To view the Table icon, you may have to click the Options icon [2].
To expand the table creator, hover over the Table option in the drop-down menu [1]. Then, to specify the table dimensions, drag your cursor over the grid [2].
Note: The largest table you can create using the table creator is 10x10. However, additional columns and rows can be added manually.
When you click on the table in the Rich Content Editor, the Table Context Menu displays [1].
You can edit the table properties [2], delete the table [3], add or delete rows [4], and or add or delete columns [5].
In the Table Context Menu, click the Table Properties icon [1].
You can also click the toolbar Table icon [2], and select the Table Properties option [3].
By default, the table properties editor displays the General tab [1]. Type in the appropriate fields to edit these general table properties.
To apply edits, click the Save button [8].
You can also manually adjust the width and height of your table in the Rich Content Editor.
When you click the table, adjustment handles appear in each corner [1]. Click and drag the handles to adjust the size [2].
To view additional customization options, click the Advanced tab.
To edit the border line style, click the Border Style drop-down menu [1].
Select a border line style from the displayed options [2]. For your table to display without lines, select the None option [3]. You can also select to hide table lines [4].
To apply the border style, click the Save button [5].
You can edit the table colors using the Border Color [1] and Background Color [2] options.
Enter a color name or HEX code (in #nnnnnn format) in the color field [3].
You can also click the Color Swatch button [4] and select a color from the color drop-down menu [5]. View the color name by hovering your mouse over the color tile [6]. To remove color formatting, click the Remove Color icon [7]. To select a custom color, click the Custom Color icon [8].
To apply the colors, click the Save button [9].
With one or more cells selected within the table, click the Table icon [1], then hover over the Cell option [2].
To edit the cell properties, click the Cell properties option [3].
To merge cells, click the Merge cells option [4].
To split merged cells, click the Split cell option [5].
By default, the Cell Properties editor displays the General tab [1]. You can edit the following general cell properties:
To apply edits, click the Save button [7].
To view additional customization options, click the Advanced tab [1]. Edit cells using the following options:
To apply edits, click the Save button [5].
With the table selected or with a specific row selected, use the Table Context Menu row options to add or remove a row [1].
To view more row options, click the Table icon [2], then hover over the Row option [3]. Edit rows by clicking the appropriate option.
With the table selected or with a specific column selected, use the Table Context Menu column options to add or remove a column [1].
Alternatively, you can click the Table icon [2], then hover over the Column option [3]. Edit columns by clicking the appropriate option.
With the table selected, click the Table Context Menu Delete icon [1]. You can also click the toolbar Table icon [2], and then click the Delete table option [3].
Click the Save button.
Note: When using the Rich Content Editor in Discussions, the Save button may appear as the Post Reply button.
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