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This way you can import tables directly from spreadsheet applications like Excel or from databases. For more information, see de:Benutzer:Duesentrieb/csv2wp (en). (by de:Duesentrieb). The HTML::WikiConverter Perl module (mentioned below) is also capable of table conversion. A very simple Copy & Paste Excel-to-Wiki Converter
In HTML and XHTML, an image map is a list of coordinates relating to a specific image, created in order to hyperlink areas of the image to different destinations (as opposed to a normal image link, in which the entire area of the image links to a single destination). For example, a map of the world may have each country hyperlinked to further ...
It is possible to convert PDF tables to Excel and keep the colors. Or to HTML tables and keep the colors. But there does not seem to be a way to copy any of those colored tables (PDF, Excel, HTML, etc.) to a wiki. If there is a way, please leave a note on Help talk:Table. If desired one can keep the coloring by copying the table as an image.
PNG is a lossless, truecolor image format. It is good for all maps and particularly for maps with more than 256 colours. As a pixel-based image, it is more difficult than an SVG image to edit. Some uploaders prefer to work with SVG and then upload a PNG version. SVG is vector graphics format, which has three main advantages:
Copy the wiki code from the text file. You can save any web page as an HTML file, and then open it in LibreOffice Writer. Edit as needed. Remove the parts you don't want. Keep only tables for example. Then export to MediaWiki. Tables can be further edited in LibreOffice Calc. See: Commons:Convert tables and charts to wiki code or image files.
Create a new map image and upload it to Wikimedia commons or find an existing map on the same site. Create a module named Module:Location map/data/location, copy the content below into it and substitute the appropriate values. Create a page named Module:Location map/data/location/doc and follow the instructions under #Documentation.
Create a test map in your sandbox. You'll need to use {} together with the Wikidata ID of the shape. As an example: {{maplink|frame=yes|type=shape|id=Q160236}} If it displays, great. You can use the map and add parameters to make it display to your liking. If the map data does not populate, the below methods are straight-forward and reliable:
Help:Template, the main technical help page on templates, provides information on creating and using templates; Wikipedia:Template namespace, guidelines and tips for use of templates; Wikipedia:WikiProject Templates, the WikiProject that looks after template-related issues