There are two ways to create a table:
From the page view.
From the page edit.
Page view mode
Go to any Confluence page, then click the Excel-like Tables for Confluence icon at the top right menu. The app dialog will be displayed, and you choose how you want to create the table.
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Page edit mode
In page edit mode, type ‘/excel’, then the Excel-like Tables macro will appear in the list.
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