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Say I have the following table in Google Docs:
(Yes it's a table, the borders are just set to 0.)
If I try to copy it and paste it into Gmail, it gets rid of all the column spacing:
(Notice how there is almost no space between "Special Event" and "WWDC".)
How can I paste the table such that it preserves my original column widths?
I have spent 2 hours bashing my head against this issue. Finally though I've stumbled on a solution of sorts.
It's the best I've been able to do so far, but it saves a lot of time and produces a reasonable looking layout.
You can upload a folder at once:
Make sure to check the settings for upload; conversion to Google Drive format, OCR of PDF files.
Best Answer
Not sure why it's the case, but the trick is to copy 2 empty lines before the table.
For example, if you try copying just one empty line before the Google docs table:
You'll end up with squished table in Gmail when you paste it:
If you instead copy 2 lines before the table in Google Docs:
You'll end up with a nicely formatted table in Gmail upon pasting it:
After it's pasted into gmail, you can delete the two empty lines above the table.