Simple table with caption:

\placetable{Demonstration of simple table syntax.}
\starttable[|r|l|c|l|]
\HL
\NC Right
\NC Left
\NC Center
\NC Default
\NC\AR
\HL
\NC 12
\NC 12
\NC 12
\NC 12
\NC\AR
\NC 123
\NC 123
\NC 123
\NC 123
\NC\AR
\NC 1
\NC 1
\NC 1
\NC 1
\NC\AR
\HL
\stoptable

Simple table without caption:

\placetable[none]{}
\starttable[|r|l|c|l|]
\HL
\NC Right
\NC Left
\NC Center
\NC Default
\NC\AR
\HL
\NC 12
\NC 12
\NC 12
\NC 12
\NC\AR
\NC 123
\NC 123
\NC 123
\NC 123
\NC\AR
\NC 1
\NC 1
\NC 1
\NC 1
\NC\AR
\HL
\stoptable

Simple table indented two spaces:

\placetable{Demonstration of simple table syntax.}
\starttable[|r|l|c|l|]
\HL
\NC Right
\NC Left
\NC Center
\NC Default
\NC\AR
\HL
\NC 12
\NC 12
\NC 12
\NC 12
\NC\AR
\NC 123
\NC 123
\NC 123
\NC 123
\NC\AR
\NC 1
\NC 1
\NC 1
\NC 1
\NC\AR
\HL
\stoptable

Multiline table with caption:

\placetable{Here's the caption. It may span multiple lines.}
\starttable[|cp(0.15\textwidth)|lp(0.14\textwidth)|rp(0.16\textwidth)|lp(0.34\textwidth)|]
\HL
\NC Centered Header
\NC Left Aligned
\NC Right Aligned
\NC Default aligned
\NC\AR
\HL
\NC First
\NC row
\NC 12.0
\NC Example of a row that spans multiple lines.
\NC\AR
\NC Second
\NC row
\NC 5.0
\NC Here's another one. Note the blank line between rows.
\NC\AR
\HL
\stoptable

Multiline table without caption:

\placetable[none]{}
\starttable[|cp(0.15\textwidth)|lp(0.14\textwidth)|rp(0.16\textwidth)|lp(0.34\textwidth)|]
\HL
\NC Centered Header
\NC Left Aligned
\NC Right Aligned
\NC Default aligned
\NC\AR
\HL
\NC First
\NC row
\NC 12.0
\NC Example of a row that spans multiple lines.
\NC\AR
\NC Second
\NC row
\NC 5.0
\NC Here's another one. Note the blank line between rows.
\NC\AR
\HL
\stoptable

Table without column headers:

\placetable[none]{}
\starttable[|r|l|c|r|]
\HL
\NC 12
\NC 12
\NC 12
\NC 12
\NC\AR
\NC 123
\NC 123
\NC 123
\NC 123
\NC\AR
\NC 1
\NC 1
\NC 1
\NC 1
\NC\AR
\HL
\stoptable

Multiline table without column headers:

\placetable[none]{}
\starttable[|cp(0.15\textwidth)|lp(0.14\textwidth)|rp(0.16\textwidth)|lp(0.34\textwidth)|]
\HL
\NC First
\NC row
\NC 12.0
\NC Example of a row that spans multiple lines.
\NC\AR
\NC Second
\NC row
\NC 5.0
\NC Here's another one. Note the blank line between rows.
\NC\AR
\HL
\stoptable