how do you copy a table from one confluence page to another?
Asked by Hunter Ralfe:

Hi Guys how do you copy a table from one confluence page to another?

I've tried copying it to word and then to the other confluence page - that didnt work. I have also tried copying one line of the table at a time - that works but then the table is broken up into different rows :(


Answers:
author: Sandesh Shetty
body: [@Hunter Ralfe](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4217798)

add dummy text above and below the table, copy (ctrl+c) the text *and* the table, paste

(ctrl + v), then remove the dummy text from around the pasted table.

kindly accept the answer if it resolves your issue!!

comments: author: Hunter Ralfe
body: it doesnt matter if i use "ctrl v", "ctrl c" or right click copy or paste it still doesnt copy the table over.


author: Sandesh Shetty
body: [@Hunter Ralfe](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4217798)

yes it doesn't matter if you use "ctrl v", "ctrl c" or right click copy or paste. if you have the texts around the table then it will work.

![dummytext.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/124988iF09EE42520178236/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "dummytext.png")


author: Hunter Ralfe
body: Hi Sandesh, thanks, I tried that too (put a row of x's at the beginning and end) sadly it didn't help either :(

I also tried doing it in firefox instead of chrome - that didnt help either


author: Migs Narvasa
body: [@Sandesh Shetty](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1232333) it worked! Thank you!


author: Zelda Olentia
body: This worked for me - be sure to select text before *and*after the table - that's what made it work for me.


author: Lisa Paterson
body: Does it seem like if the text is complex it doesn't work? I can't get it to work. from excel to the table I can get it to work when the data is simple: 123445454 or connected/together. But not if I am trying to paste this: do this and you will get one of the following 1) X 2) y etc.


author: sneha kalagi
body: It worked for me too.


author: Adam Marsh
body: Does not work on Safari or Chrome


author: Luis Vieira
body: While edting, select inside the table from one corner to the oposite one, it should work.  
![chrome_bDnu4SLasP.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/150787i204A80222F5082E3/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "chrome_bDnu4SLasP.png")

The arrow represents the mouse movement.

comments: author: VL
body: Thanks, this works well for me!


author: Adam Marsh
body: Does not work on a Mac using Safari or Chrome. Always puts all of the table text into the first column.


author: KAGITHALA BABU ANVESH
body: Hi ,

Go to source page.

Without editing the page. copy the entire table with headers.

and paste on new destination page.

I tried the same , the output is like the below.

![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/124980i3129F17D646C62EB/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image.png")

comments: author: Hunter Ralfe
body: my version is the new confluence were the tables dont display like the above tables. If you select the table it puts a boarder around it and if you click the top left corner you can select and copy the table.

I can copy the table into word but not to another confluence page


author: Hunter Ralfe
body: It seems others are also having this issue: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/copy-tables-in-Confluence/qaq-p/257883>


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