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The thread revolves around finding a simple, dedicated app for creating digital tables akin to handwritten pencil-and-ruler tables, without relying on complex programs like MS Office. The original poster emphasizes his preference for straightforward tools and explores options like LibreOffice, OpenOffice, and online table generators, seeking a minimal app specifically for table creation. Contributors suggest free office suites and advise on using online tools with copy-and-paste capabilities, indicating that there are no extremely simplified, standalone "table maker" apps, but practical alternatives exist through free software and online services.
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Mike Goodger

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And I do mean really simple, e.g. I use MS Notepad for simple text documents. I don't have Microsoft Word or Excel. I am on Windows 10.
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zirkoni
You could use Libre Office Calc and save the tables in csv-format (Comma Separated Values). That's enough for basic tables if you don't need to save, for example, the size of rows/columns, formatted text (bold, italics), etc. Those files are supported by both Libre Office and MS Office.

Libre Office can save in Microsoft's proprietary file formats as well (Calc/Excel => xlsx, Write/Word => docx) , but since the formats have been reverse engineered without support from Microsoft, the saved files might look a bit different on Libre Office than on MS Office.

I'm not sure if MS Office supports the Libre Office file formats. Since those are open source, I'd think MS has added them in their office suite. So, if you...
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I understand. I also thought that excel is not a very good software for working with tables until I started searching for some alternatives. Trust me, after you will try other software, you will understand how good is Excel. The main problem is that it is hard to work with it for beginners, but you will understand that it is not so hard after some hours of practice. The only thing I hate about Excell is that it is a paid app for mobile phones. For me paying for mobile apps is a waste of money, so I found an alternative by downloading the APK file of Excel.
 

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