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Using Tables in Microsoft Word

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.

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.

OR

Insert a Table Using the Button

On the Standard toolbar, click and hold down the Insert Table button . In the grid that appears, drag to highlight the number of rows and columns you want.

Entering Text and Formatting

Enter 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:
w        Double – arrow :  Click and drag to change the size of a row or column
w        Dark arrow: click to select an entire column or cell (double click to select a row.)
w        If you click on the box as shown in the table below, you will select the whole table.

Using the Menu to Change Width and Height

Click anywhere in the table and go to the Table menu. Choose Table Properties.

Click the Row tab to change the row. Click in the Specify height box and type in the desired height.

Using the Table Toolbar

Right 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 1^st pencil.)

Inserting (Deleting) a Row or Column

Example: to add a row