Creating a Table

A table organizes information neatly into rows and columns . The intersection of a row and a column is called a cell . You can draw a custom table with various sized cells and then enter text, or you can create a table from existing text separated by paragraphs, tabs, or commas. In addition, now you can create nested tables (a table created within a table cell), floating tables (tables with text wrapped around them), or side-by-side tables (separate but adjacent tables). If you decide not to use a table, you can convert it to text.

Create a Table

In an e-mail message, click the Table menu, point to Insert, and then click Table.

Enter the number of columns and rows you want.

Click OK.

Create a Table from Existing Text

In an e-mail message, select the text for the table.

Click the Table menu, point to Convert, and then click Text To Table.

Enter the number of columns.

Select a column width option.

Click a symbol or character to separate text into cells.

Click OK.