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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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Working with Text
•You can move within a table by:•Pressing to add more lines of text in the same cell– This will increase the row height
•Using the arrow keys to move through the text in the cell
•Using to move forward to the next cell•Using + to move backward to the previous cell
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Working with Text
•To insert tab or indent, press + •To create new rows at the bottom of the table, in last cell in last column, press
•Once text has been entered into a table, you can format it in a similar manner to regular text. – You must select the text before making any changes– Wait until all text has been entered to decide what
should be changed
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Selecting Items in the Table
Entire column Click at top of column
Entire row Click in selection bar for row
Multiple columns or rows
Drag across columns or rows
To make changes in the table, you need to select the item. There are some fast methods of selecting items in a table:
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Selecting Items in the Table (continued)One cell Click at lower left of cell
Multiple adjacent cells
Drag across cells
Multiple non-adjacent cells
Select first cell, and press Ctrl as you click each subsequent cell
Entire table Click Table Selector
• Under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Table group, click Select and then option
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Adjusting the Width or Height
•Under Table Tools, click Layout tab, in Cell Size group, change width or height, or
•Drag vertical border left or right to column width, or•Drag horizontal border up or down to desired row height, or
•Drag to desired width, or
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Adjusting the Width or Height
•Under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Table group, click Properties, then click tab to change row height, column width, or cell width, or
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Adjusting the Width or Height
•To distribute width or height of each row evenly, under Table Tools, click Layout tab, in Cell Size group, click Distribute Rows or Distribute Columns
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Inserting Rows, Columns or Cells• You can easily insert, delete or move rows or columns once you
have created a table. – Remember to select the appropriate rows or columns before
performing any of these actions
• To insert a row or column, position the cursor in a cell where you want to insert the row or column & then:
• Under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Rows & Columns group, click option to insert, or
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Inserting Rows, Columns or Cells• Under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Rows &
Columns group, click Table Insert Cells Dialog box launcher, click item, or
• right-click row or column and then click Insert
• To insert new row at bottom of table, in last cell of last row, press
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Deleting Rows, Columns or Cells•Under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Rows & Columns group, click Delete, or
• right-click row or column and then click Delete Row or Delete Column
• If you click to delete cells the following dialog box appears:
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Merging and Splitting Cells
•Table cells can be merged to create a single cell, or a cell can be split into more columns or rows as required.– Particularly useful when creating a title row
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Merging and Splitting Cells•To merge cells, select the cells to merge and then:
– Under Table Tools, on the Layout tab, in the Merge group, click Merge Cells, or
– right-click and then click Merge Cells, or
– under Table Tools, on Design tab, in Draw Borders group, click Eraser to remove borders
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Merging and Splitting Cells•To split cells, select cell to split and then:
– Under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Merge group, click Split Cells, or
– right-click and then click Split Cells, or
– under Table Tools, on Design tab, in Draw Borders group, click Draw Table to add borders to create or split cell
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Table Styles•The easiest way to format a table is to use one of the many predesigned formats on the Table Tools Design tab. Options include:– Adding shading to every other row or every other column– Manually formatting text – Changing the color of table lines and cells – Changing the alignment of text in a cell– Adding color to borders
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Using Table Styles
•Pre-designed table formats
•Under Table Tools, on Design tab, in Table Styles group, click More– This option also
includes live preview so you can see the effect of the style on the table
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Learn the Skill (p. 144)
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