+TexasGreg Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I am trying to learn how to place a data table into a new cache page - specifically, a sudoku puzzle. No matter which fromat I use, the new cache page eliminates the table lines and I end up with a jumble of numbers. I built the puzzle in Excel and loaded it into WORD but it was lost in the translation when placed in the new cache description. The same thing happens when trying to create a spacing format in the geocacher Profile page. When trying to create a list, the format is thrown out and the words lumped together. How do you 1) format these entries or 2) load them so that the format is maintained when placed in the new cache or Profile page? Any help is appreciated. TexasGreg Quote Link to comment
+jasond Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 For my sudoku cache, I made the table in Excel, took a screenshot, hosted it online, and linked to it from my cache page. To place a table on a cache page or create a spacing format in your profile page, I'm pretty sure you have to use html, but I haven't tried it. Quote Link to comment
+NotThePainter Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 If you don't want to use a screenshot, find a web tutorial on basic HTML. You only need a few commands to draw a table. (Note, if you get it wrong it won't work and you may get frustrated!) Don't forget to check the "descripitons are in HTML" checkbox when editing the page! Paul Quote Link to comment
+BigWhiteTruck Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Basic format for a table with lines (border) goes like this: <table border=1> <tr> <td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td><td> </td><td>6</td> </tr> </table> The tr tags stand for "table row" and td tags mean "table data" which basically means one cell in the table. I arranged all the tr tags into one row of code to make it easier to visualize, but you can put them all on seperate lines, it doesn't matter. The above code will generate a table with borders that looks kinda like this: 123 4 6 I suggest that you insert this code instead of a space in your blank cells: And yes, this all hinges on if you have checked "cache desriptions are in html". Quote Link to comment
+TexasGreg Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 Thanks for the hints. I will try to use them this weekend and update several records. TexasGreg Quote Link to comment
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