Convert Table Template? Create General Template.

Hi everyone.

What I've got going on is I am trying to create a table template for a motor drive.
According to the SW docs, the way to create a custom table template is to modify an existing one and then save it as a new template.
     Outlined here: http://help.solidworks.com/2012/English/SolidWorks/sldworks/Custom_Table_Templates.htm
So, I created my table from the Revision table template. This was a HUGE mistake. For some reason it trucates any text in the cells to 9 characters.
No problem I though, I can just create a "General" table template.
Oh... wait..... "The software does not provide a template for general tables."
     Outlined here: http://help.solidworks.com/2012/English/SolidWorks/sldworks/Table_Templates.html


So my question is two fold, 1. Can I convert my already made table into a general table template? 2. How the F do you create a general table template?

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