[javan]

As for changing the table to text try:

1. click on menu Table>Select>Table to select the whole table
2. click on menu Table>convert>Table to Text
3. a popup menu will ask you what character do you want to separate the text with:
   2. paragraph marks (each cell will go an a separate line);
   3. tabs (keeps the table format without the gridlines);
   4. commas;
   5. or any other character you choose (hyphen, space, etc.)

This is the method I ususally choose.