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Rutledge Using Tables in Microsoft Word |
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Insert a Table Using the Menu Click Table in the menu bar and choose Insert, Table.
You will be prompted in the next dialogue box to choose the # of rows and columns. |
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Leave the other settings as I have in the example to the left.
You can always add or delete additional rows and columns later. Your table will look similar to this, but will be the width of your document. |
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ORInsert a Table Using the ButtonOn the Standard toolbar, click and hold down the
Insert Table button
Entering Text and FormattingEnter text in your table and use the formatting buttons as you would in any Word document. To move to another cell (rectangle), click the cell or use the tab or arrow keys on the keyboard. As you point to various parts of your table, the pointer changes to a double arrow or a dark arrow. Uses:
Using the Menu to Change Width and Height Click anywhere in the table and go to the Table menu. Choose Table Properties. |
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Click the Row tab to change the row. Click in the Specify height box and type in the desired height. |
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Right-clicking the table will give the menu to the left. | ||||||
Using the Table ToolbarRight click any toolbar and click on the word Tables in the dropdown list (or go to View/Toolbars).
I use the toolbar for changing borders, centering text vertically and distributing rows and columns evenly and sometimes splitting a cell (click on the 1st pencil.) Inserting (Deleting) a Row or ColumnExample: to add a row
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