Functions and Operations

TIFANY provides a suite of tools for manipulating table structure and content. These operations can be accessed via the left panel, the right-click context menu, or keyboard shortcuts.

1. Structural Operations

These functions allow you to add or remove elements from your table.

Add Operations

• Add Cell: Inserts a new cell to the right of the selected cell.
• Add Row: Inserts a new row with an identical column count below the selected row.
• Add Column: Inserts a new column to the right of the selected cell's index across the entire table.

Delete Operations

• Delete Cell(s): Removes the currently selected cells.
• Delete Row(s): Removes the entire parent row of each selected cell.
• Delete Column(s): Removes the entire column associated with each selected cell's index.

2. Advanced Transformations

Merge Cells

Combines multiple selected cells into a single larger cell.

• Requirement: You must select at least two adjacent cells.
• Behavior: TIFANY merges the cells and calculates the resulting colspan or rowspan automatically. Content from the merged cells is combined into the primary (top-left) cell.
• Keyboard Shortcut: Alt + Shift + W.

Transpose Table

Swaps the rows and columns of the entire table.

• Behavior: Existing columns become rows, and rows become columns. All content and visual structure are preserved.
• Use Case: Changing the orientation of a dataset for better readability or fitting into a specific page layout.

Text Split

Decouples a single cell's content into multiple cells based on specific delimiters.

• Requirement: Select exactly one cell containing delimited text (e.g., a comma-separated list).
• Configuration:
• Row Delimiter: Characters that define where a new row should start (e.g., \n).
• Column Delimiter: Characters that define where a new column should start (e.g., ,).
• Split Direction: Choose whether to split into new Rows, new Columns, or both.
• Keyboard Shortcut: Alt + Shift + T.

3. Editor Features

Crosshair Navigation

Toggle the Crosshair tool to enable row and column highlighting as you move your mouse.

• Use Case: Easier tracking of data in extremely wide or long tables.

Drag & Drop

Enable Drag & Drop to visually reorder your table.

• Rows: Click and drag a row to move it up or down.
• Columns: Click and drag a cell (representing its column) to move it left or right.

History Management

• Undo: Revert the last operation.
• Redo: Reapply an operation that was undone.
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Ctrl + Z (Undo), Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z (Redo).

4. Export Formats

TIFANY can generate code in several formats based on your active sheet:

Always select Generate in the right panel after making structural changes to ensure your exported code reflects the latest state of the table.