Creating Tables

A table is an arrangement of text in a grid of rows and columns . Within a table, the intersection of a row and a column is a called a cell . You can use tables to align text. Tables are a convenient way to create schedules, calendars, and forms. You create a table with the Table Object Tool button on the Objects toolbar. After you create a table, you can format the color , line and border style, or shadow of individual cells or the entire table. You can also use the Table AutoFormat feature to apply sets of lines and borders to rows and columns, or individual cells .

Create a Table Frame

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Click the Insert Table button on the Objects toolbar.

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Position the mouse pointer where you want the frame to start.

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Drag to create a rectangle the size you want.

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Enter the number of rows and columns you want the table to have.

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Click the formatting you want.

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Click in a cell to begin entering text in the table.

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Did You Know?

You can format a cell like any other text . Select the text in the cell and use the tools on the Formatting toolbar.

Format a Table

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Select the rows, columns, or cells you want to format, and then right-click the selection.

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Click the Format menu, and then click Table.

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Select the line color and line weight you want.

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Click the border buttons to add the frames around the selection.

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Click OK.

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Did You Know?

You can format a table quickly . Select the table, click the Table menu, click Table AutoFormat, click the format you want, and then click OK. If you want, click Options to specify what parts of the table you want to format.

You can select a table, column, or row . Click the column or row, click the Table menu, point to Select, and then click Table, Column, or Row.

You can insert a table column or row . Select the column to the left or the row above where you want to insert a column or row, click the Table menu, point to Insert, and then click Columns To The Left or Columns To The Right.

You can delete a table column or row . Select the column or row you want to delete, click the Table menu, point to Delete, and then click Columns or Rows.



Show Me. Microsoft Office 2003
Show Me Microsoft Office 2003
ISBN: 0789730073
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 418

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