# Anyway To Make Tables or Use Colums With This Board

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**Created:** [March 1, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-make-tables-or-use-colums-with-this-board/573121 "2011-03-01T22:57:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-make-tables-or-use-colums-with-this-board/573121/1 "2011-03-01T22:57:59Z")

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Was wondering, I wanted to post something and it would look best spaced out.

I tried some test posts but it never aligns properly. I was wondering if there is anyway in this version of Vbulletin if you can use columns or a table?

I tried using the code tag thinking it’d hold the formatting but even that didn’t work

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-make-tables-or-use-colums-with-this-board/573121/2 "2011-03-02T03:36:38Z")

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If you use the coding, write it on notepad first (in courier).

```auto

Column 1 Column B Column III Column Way Over Here
Abed Community Aspergers About 6'2"
Monica Friends OCD 5'7"
Carla Cheers Angry 4'10"

```

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-make-tables-or-use-colums-with-this-board/573121/3 "2011-03-02T16:55:55Z")

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Spreadsheets work, too.

```auto

17157	aardsda01 2003	1	6	2003	6	29	SFG
17173	adamsmi03 2001	5	15	MIL
17232	adamsru01 2002	1	6	2002	6	7	TOR
17195	aguilch01 1997	3	6	1997	6	18	FLA

```

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**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-make-tables-or-use-colums-with-this-board/573121/4 "2011-03-03T02:48:05Z")

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IIRC, it’s not included in the BBCode in the standard vBulletin package.

[noparse]ETA: That’s to say, the [table] tag. You can use the

```auto

 tag to the same effect, but it'll require a bit of manual labor.[/noparse]
```