Paste a table within a text frame

[ConnectCreative]

I need to paste a table within a text frame so it can flow with the text when editing - is this not possible?

[Seneca]

19 minutes ago, ConnectCreative said:

is this not possible?

Not at the moment.

[ConnectCreative]

Ah, ok. Thanks for the heads-up.

I'm quite surprised given that this is a pretty basic thing, it kind of hinders my ability to produce any large documents that contain tables, of which I produce many.

Here's hoping it gets considered for the first release!

[walt.farrell]

You can create a table outside the text frame, then drag it over the frame, and set the text wrap properties to ensure the text wraps around it. You cannot, however, anchor it to a specific place in the text.

[Seneca]

1 hour ago, walt.farrell said:

You cannot, however, anchor it to a specific place in the text.

And that was the crux of the question. 

[ConnectCreative]

11 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

You can create a table outside the text frame, then drag it over the frame, and set the text wrap properties to ensure the text wraps around it. You cannot, however, anchor it to a specific place in the text.

Yes that will help in some instances but generally I'd need it to flow with the text. In a 100 page annual report with lots of tables this would currently be a dealbreaker, I'd have to use InDesign instead (much to my annoyance!).

[Michael117]

@walt.farrell Do you know why the decision was made not to anchor tables to the text?  I'm curious as to the  reason for that design decision.  I would think that most potential customers would find that a problem especially for documents that are text and table heavy.

[MEB]

Hi Michael117,
It isn't a design decision. It simply wasn't implemented yet. Anchored Objects will come in a future update (during the 1.x cycle of the app, after release).

[Michael117]

Ah, ok, that makes sense.  Is there a list of features on the roadmap that we can see.  I understand that you can't guarantee  when a feature will be implemented, but it sure would help to understand what's your planning on.

 

Thanks!

[MEB]

Hi Michael117,
As with the other apps, we will publish a roadmap with the features planned after Publisher's release.

[MikeO]

Well glad to hear that it's on the list for planned updates. Without that feature, long document production is basically a non-starter, at least anything with more graphics than a novel. 

I just hope it's high on this list.

[Old Bruce]

On 10/24/2018 at 3:41 AM, MEB said:

Hi Michael117,
It isn't a design decision. It simply wasn't implemented yet. Anchored Objects will come in a future update (during the 1.x cycle of the app, after release).

Will this (necessary for me) feature include any and all Objects? Meaning; Are you aware of any caveats or outright exclusions to what we can anchor?

[MEB]

Hi Old Bruce,
I don't know if there will be any exclusions at this point.