Chapter 4: Presenting Information in Tables and Columns

Page 84	To insert a table
	Click where you want to position the table. On the Table menu, point to Insert , and then click Table . Enter the dimensions of the table in the Number of columns and Number of rows boxes, and click OK .
84	To merge table cells
	Select the cells you want to merge. On the Table menu, click Merge Cells .
84	To convert text to a table
	Select the text you want to convert. On the Table menu, point to Convert , and then click Text to Table . Enter the dimensions of the table, and click OK .
84	To sort a table
	Click anywhere in the table you want to sort. On the Table menu, click Sort . Click the down arrow to the right of the Sort by box, click the column by which you want to sort, select the option to sort in descending or ascending order, and click OK .
90	To apply a Table AutoFormat
	Click anywhere in the table you want to format. On the Table menu, click Table AutoFormat . Scroll down the Table styles list, click the table style you want to apply, and then click Apply .
95	To use a formula to total a column of values in a table
	Click the cell where you want the result of the formula to appear. On the Table menu, click Formula to open the Formula dialog box. Click OK to total the values.
95	To insert a file created in another program into a document
	Click the location where you want to insert the file. On the Insert menu, click Object to open the Object dialog box, and then clickthe Create from File tab. Click Browse , navigate to the file you want to insert, and double-click it. Click OK .
97	To embed a new object in a document
	Click in the location where you want to insert the embedded object. On the Insert menu, click Object to open the Object dialog box, and then clickthe Create New tab. In the Object type list, click the type of object you want to embed. Select the Display as icon check box if you want the embedded object to appearin the document as an icon. Click OK . Create the new object, and then click a blank area of the document to deselect it.
100	To format text in multiple columns
	Click anywhere in the document to format all the text, or select the part of thedocument you want to format in columns. On the Format menu, click Columns . Choose the number and style of columns you want, and then click OK .