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# Create a Table

A table can be created from scratch or imported from existing spreadsheet data; EDITable supports both of these options.

**Step 1:**

To create a new table, click on the highlighted link as shown below:

<figure><img src="/files/hdGqGhEhEJtM2xQAr876" alt=""><figcaption><p>Click 'Create Table'</p></figcaption></figure>

**Step 2:**

You'll be prompted to log in in the next step. Log in with your Office 365 credentials.

<figure><img src="/files/DERbgrcl37rljHrtKOkV" alt=""><figcaption><p>Sign in with O365</p></figcaption></figure>

**Step 3:**

You'll be navigated to the EDITable console after you click **OK** in the confirmation pop-up.&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %}
The EDITable console is a user-friendly, intuitive interface to manage your users, database connections, transaction logs, onboarding actions, etc. To know more, click [here.](/admin-portal-and-editable-console.md)
{% endhint %}

**Step 4:**

In the console, you can choose from the three options to create a table:

1. [Create From Scratch](/getting-data-into-editable/create-a-table/create-from-scratch.md)
2. [Use Existing Table](/getting-data-into-editable/create-a-table/use-existing-table.md)
3. [Import Data](/getting-data-into-editable/create-a-table/import-data.md)

<figure><img src="/files/kBmvj4GY3xgOBjGdRs50" alt=""><figcaption><p>Create Table - options</p></figcaption></figure>

Based on your requirement, you can select the option.

<figure><img src="/files/xDBjFCMhWX4lcQADXH3s" alt="" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

We will discuss each of these methods in the upcoming sections.&#x20;


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