My mother wants to make something like the image.

The table with images

Currently, she has to use a proprietary word processor, with no good way to control the size and margins. Hopefully there is a better way to achieve the same with less ceremony.

The features we need:

  • Create tables with images/texts on each cell (images should be embedded inside each cell)
  • Merge some cells together to make a good-looking table
  • Multi-line texts in some cells, with formattings like boldface
  • CJK language support

Then, good flexibility to control size of cells would be nice - the more intuitive, the better. Both locally installed program or web-based app is fine.

Are there software for this purpose? Thanks a lot in advance!

  • ulterno@programming.devEnglish
    16·
    8 days ago

    Just tried it out (never had to put an image in a table before). It works.

    • Image in cell ✔
    • Image resize in cell ✔
    • Merge split cells ✔
    • Multiline in cell ✔
    • Bold/Italics/Underline/Strikethrough ✔
    • Full Unicode ✔
      • I used KCharSelect to insert unicode characters, but am assuming you have a specific keyboard to do the correct stuff for you.
    • Easily change cell size with merge and centred cells nearby ✔
      • I just typed multiline text and the cell resized the way I expected. I could also just drag the borders to resize.
    • Intuitivity: This was the first time I was doing these specific things in LibreOffice Writer and I didn’t have to read a manual. I just looked at the icons on the bar on the top and tried right-click menus. The whole suite of above tests took <5min.
    • u_u@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      5·
      8 days ago

      Thanks for trying it out. Just for clarification this is for LibreOffice Writer right? I’m assuming if Writer can do it, Calc probably can too.

      • ulterno@programming.devEnglish
        3·
        8 days ago

        Yes, I used Writer instead because OP’s image looked like it would be better suited for the table being embedded in a page layout.