Word - Creating Tables

Goals

Create and format Word tables and insert Excel tables.

Prerequisite

Know the Windows environment. Basic knowledge of Word.

Contents

Create tables

• Insert a table
• Draw a table
• Create a Quick Table

Manual format tables

• Change the shading colour
• Use the Border Painter to draw borders
• Apply Border Styles

Auto format tables

• Use table styles
  • Customize the table styles options

Table layout

• Select a cell, line, column or the table
• Add or delete cells, lines, columns
• Merge or split cells
• Split table
• Repeat header rows
• Align cells
• Sort tables

Cell Size

• Change the height/width of a cell
• AutoFit contents
• AutoFit Window
• Distribute rows/columns evenly

Table properties

• Align the table on page
• Add or remove text wrapping

Calculations

• Enter decimal numbers in a table
• Calculate a sum or an average
• Insert an embedded Excel workbook
• Link an Excel table to a Word document

Text/table conversion

• Convert a text to table and vice versa