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If you like the intuitive way the Org-mode table editor works, you might also want to use it in other modes like text-mode or mail-mode. The minor mode Orgtbl-mode makes this possible. You can always toggle the mode with M-x orgtbl-mode. To turn it on by default, for example in mail mode, use
(add-hook 'mail-mode-hook 'turn-on-orgtbl)
Furthermore, with some special setup, it is possible to maintain tables in arbitrary syntax with Orgtbl-mode. For example, it is possible to construct LaTeX tables with the underlying ease and power of Orgtbl-mode, including spreadsheet capabulities. For details, see Tables in arbitrary syntax.