Simply adding a table

[David ShotAndMounted]

Morning you fine and informed folk - my work version of Adobe Acrobat Pro has just dropped an update ( 2024.001.20604 64bit) and I now cannot for the life of me see how to add a simple table into a PDF.

Old advice was:

Using the Type tool , place the insertion point where you want the table to appear. Choose Table > Insert Table. Specify the numbers of rows and columns. Specify the number of horizontal cells in the body row and the number of vertical cells in the Column.

I cannot find a Choose Table > Insert Table option so any guidance on how/where this is done in the new version?

D.

[Bernd Alheit · Accepted solution]

This is a function of InDesign:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/creating-tables.html#:~:text=1%20Choose%20Table%20%3E%20Creat....

[Bernd Alheit · Accepted solution]

This is a function of InDesign:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/creating-tables.html#:~:text=1%20Choose%20Table%20%3E%20Creat....

[try67 · Accepted solution]

This was never a function that was available in Acrobat.

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I get that Acrobat was never designed for things like inserting tables or editing OCR directly, but sometimes it’s not about what the software was meant to do—it’s about real-world needs that come up when dealing with documents in the wild. I’m not expecting Acrobat to replace InDesign or Word. But when you’re already working in a PDF and need to make small, situational edits—like correcting a misread character from OCR, adjusting contrast to make a scan more readable, or yes, inserting a simple table to clarify updated part numbers—it’s incredibly frustrating to hit a wall for no good reason.

The tone of your reply kind of implies it’s unreasonable to expect that functionality, but I’d argue it’s not unreasonable at all. These are basic, utilitarian features that would make Acrobat more useful for people who deal with documents professionally and need quick solutions without jumping between half a dozen other tools.

I’m not saying Acrobat has to be everything to everyone—but when people point out these gaps, maybe it’s worth hearing them out instead of brushing it off with “that was never a function.”