Excel Like Data Tables

[ 1 Insert new table via a button click ] [ 2 Show cell borders ] [ 3 Automatic alignment of columns ] [ 4 Inline table operations toolbar ] [ 5 Intuitive cell range selection ] [ 6 Create new table using Tab ] [ 7 Add a new row shortcut ] [ 8 Tab key navigation ] [ 9 Copy & Paste a range of cells ] [ 10 Paste into other Jira Issues ] [ 11 Copy to and from Excel & Google Sheets ]

Gherkin data tables can often be awkward to work with especially when you want to add a new column in the middle of an existing table or want to rearrange rows or columns.

To make working with data tables easier the editor supports features described below

Insert new table via a button click

Use the highlighted toolbar button to quickly insert a new empty data table

Show cell borders

Instead of presenting Gherkin tables in a traditional way using only '|' (pipe) character to separate columns like shown below

The editor supports showing tables with cell borders like in the screenshot below

Note that the '|' characters are still there, they are just hidden and a border is shown instead. So if for example you select all text, copy and then paste the content into an external editor the pipe characters will be present as you would expect.

This feature is turned on by default but can be turned off if required via the Editor preferences menu.

Automatic alignment of columns

Inline table operations toolbar

Intuitive cell range selection

Create new table using Tab

Add a new row shortcut

Tab key navigation

Copy & Paste a range of cells

Copy to and from Excel & Google Sheets

Copied range of cells can also be pasted into external spreadsheet type applications such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets