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Lesson 7: Using Tables

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Lesson 7 Objectives

• create tables• enter items into tables• adjust rows and columns • merge and split cells

• insert and delete cells, rows and columns

• format tables • modify table properties

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Modifying the Borders and Shading• Under Table Tools, on Design tab, in Table Styles

group, click arrow for Borders• Under Table Tools, on Design tab,

in Table Styles group, click arrow for Shading

• Under Table Tools, on Design tab, in Draw Borders group, click to draw borders

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Learn the Skill (pp. 145-147)

•Re-open your Directory file.

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Manipulating Text in Cells

•To change horizontal or vertical alignment, under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Alignment group, click command

•To change direction of text, under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Alignment group, click Text Direction

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Learn the Skill (p. 147)

•Re-open your Directory file

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Converting Text to a Table•Convert text separated by tab characters, commas or paragraph marks

•Characters place text in individual cells for each column

•To convert to table format, select text and then:

– On Insert tab, in Tables group, click Table and click Convert Text to Table

– on Insert tab, in Tables group, click Insert Table

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Learn the Skill (p. 148)

•Open the Popular Tours Breakdown file. Save it as Breakdown Table

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Converting a Table to Text

•To convert table into text format, click anywhere in table. Then under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Data group, click Convert to Text

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Learn the Skill (p. 149)

•Re-open the Breakdown Table. Save it as Breakdown Table-Commas

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Sorting Data• Sort text alphabetically or numerically from paragraphs, lists

created with tab characters, commas, or rows in a table• Use up to three different criteria or order to sort columns by • To sort regular text, on Home tab, in Paragraph group, click

Sort

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Sorting Data• To sort text in table, under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Data

group, click Sort Sort by Choose which data to sort; column headings display in list.

Type Choose type of data.

Using Select how data separated.

Order Select to sort in ascending or descending order.

Then by Select next priority for sort.

My list has

Select if there are titles for each column.

Options Select how data organized if not regular text or table format.

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Learn the Skill (pp. 151- 153)

•Open the Proposal for Haunted Adventure Tours and Tour Prices Breakdown. Don’t save.

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Summary of Lesson 7

• create tables• enter items into tables• adjust rows and columns • merge and split cells

• insert and delete cells, rows and columns

• format tables • modify table properties

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Review Questions

1. Explain the difference in appearance from a border and the gridline on

a table.

2. How can you create a new table?

3. If you want to insert a row between the title and the column headings

in the following table, in which row would you place the cursor?

4. Provide an example of when you would merge a cell.

5. What alignment options are available for text when working with

tables?