Tables to Text

Converts all tables of the specified format(s) to text.

It may be necessary to convert some tables to text before applying the conversion table. This command prompts for the table format(s) to convert. If multiple formats need to be converted enter each format name separated with a space. The tables are converted to text, row by row and cell by cell, working from top to bottom and left to right. Each paragraph in the table cells become a new paragraph.

If the format names are added to the UnwrapTables parameter in the fm2dita.ini file, you will be prompted with a confirmation dialog rather than a text entry dialog. The UnwrapTablesPrefix parameter can be used to add a prefix to the paragraphs that result from the conversion process. Each of these INI parameters are space-delimited lists. If both lists have the same number of entries, the prefixes are applied to the content from the corresponding table. If the UnwrapTablesPrefix list doesn’t provide a corresponding entry, the first entry in that list will be used.

Refer to the information in Editing the fm2dita.ini File for additional information on these INI parameters.

Run this command before applying a conversion table.