A table is an editable grid for the parts of a diagram that are easier to read as rows and columns: a comparison, a schedule, a small data set, a legend. It lives on the canvas like any other element, so you can place, resize, recolour, group, and move it freely.
Adding one
Click Add table. A small grid (3 × 3 to start) drops onto the canvas.
Double-click any cell to type. Move between cells as you would expect and the table grows to fit your text.
Editing the grid
- Select a cell with a click, then use the keyboard like a spreadsheet: arrow keys move the selection, Tab walks cells (and adds a row off the last one), Enter edits, Backspace clears. Shift-click more cells to style or clear several at once.
- Right-click a cell for its context menu: text styling and size, colours, alignment, a link, and clear, applied to every selected cell.
- Rows and columns: with the table selected, a small ⋯ sits just outside the top of each column and the left of each row for insert, move, and delete. The quick + buttons on the table's edges add a row (bottom), a column (right), or start an arrow.
- Sizing: rest the pointer on a divider for a moment and drag to set a column's width or a row's height; double-click a divider to auto-fit.
The table is a real canvas element underneath, so its colours follow the active theme, and you can restyle, group, and align it alongside everything else. The Table section of its context menu toggles a header row, header column, and zebra striping.
Reach for a table when a cluster of shapes is really just rows and columns, a single grid stays tidier and is far quicker to edit.
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