# Building Tables in Elements

**URL:** https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/building-tables-in-elements/45568
**Category:** Elements
**Created:** [December 10, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/building-tables-in-elements/45568 "2024-12-10T15:40:35Z")
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#### Post date: [January 7, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/building-tables-in-elements/45568/3 "2025-01-07T15:03:16Z")

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I added the following comment (and a +1) to the [WYWIWYG Table Builder feature request](https://elements.nolt.io/35).

> Ideally I’d like something as simple to use as Apple Numbers to create a table, merge cells, style, etc. — but I can also see a lot of value in being able to dynamically create rows or columns as _repeatable [templates](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/missing-potential-in-the-ui-its-beta/45810/10)_ that can contain all manner of other elements; images, headers, text, SVG, etc that can then be ‘bound’ to a csv or json datasource (file or https API endpoint). These ‘templates’ could then be added to a ‘table’ and repeated, sorted, and paginated, as necessary.

Of course, there is the ‘responsive’ aspect of tables which is often a problem on mobile devices. You can either crop and scroll the content side to side, hide columns that are deemed unnecessary on mobile, or reformat the table vertically.

Initially, I think cropping and scrolling them horizontally is the best/easiest option.

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