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Once you've chosen the number of rows and columns, the wiki markup text for the table is inserted into the article. Then you can replace the "Example" text with the data you want to be displayed. Tables in Wikipedia, particularly large ones, can look intimidating to edit, but the way they work is simple.
The table's horizontal scroll doesn't work with this template, so wide tables span outside of the main content area making the entire page wider and requiring you to instead horizontally scroll the entire page. Zooming out to see the entire table makes the headers sticky, but also makes the text smaller and less readable the wider the table is.
The scrolling and sticky headers work in cell phones, too. Widest scrolling tables are on top of the list below. Narrow your browser window until you see a horizontal scroll bar. Drag it left and right to see the sticky row headers that stay visible. Template:2020 monthly cumulative COVID-19 death totals by country; Template:2021 2nd half.
If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add [[Category:Table templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page.
A template that transcludes this abstract template will be displayed as a sidebar if the template is called with an empty footer parameter; otherwise, it will be displayed as a footer. This template supports 3 groups and 14 items per group.
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[[Category:Footer templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Footer templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
This template is used on approximately 6,300 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage . Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.