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Old 04-26-2016, 09:05 AM   #1
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Using Tables?

Hi,

Is there somewhere I can learn about creating ePub books from docx files which include tables?

I've been experimenting with Calibre and have run into a hitch with tables. One of my documents has a few in it. When I convert it to ePub, in some readers the tables format badly.

I've searched the forums briefly, but all I can find is references to the coding, which I haven't yet tried to learn.

Cheers and thanks in advance.
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Old 04-26-2016, 09:57 AM   #2
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IMHO as soon as you step past simple text, you will need HTML and CSS coding skills to beat the stuff into a semblance of your desires

e-books are NOT Print books. They flow onto differing displays, using differing manufacturers rendering variations. Always check results on multiple brands of targeted devices One size (stylesheet) rarely fits all

(Tables and DOCX) are neither things I deal with as an end user

(your) Conversion: a place to look
Preferences: Common Options: Look and Feel (side tab): Layout: (change the state) Linearize tables

As a NEW Calibre user
Note: Preferences (in the Conversion Section) are the Defaults for the first conversion of a book (book conversion settings are remembered with the book). Once a book has been converted, changes in the Preferences are not used unless you use the selection in the Conversion Dialog to NOT use saved conversion settings (location and wording change if in bulk mode)
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And on the topic of the coding, an excellent beginners resource is Pablo's quick and dirty EPub Tutorial.
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I've searched the forums briefly, but all I can find is references to the coding, which I haven't yet tried to learn.
@Narrator - Did you read the manual and study the sample docx ==>> Convert Microsoft Word documents

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theducks, thanks for the helpful instructions and advice!

eSchwartz and BetterRed, thanks for the great resources. I've looked at both and plan to give them a good read.

Tried some things from all of the above. Still learning...

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I'm still muddling my way through CSS, but I use these as reference all the time.

Their examples have a TryIt feature so I can play around to see if I'm getting it


http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp

http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_table.asp
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