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Tables in Word

• View Toolbars
• In the Word Menu, go to View | Toolbars.
• Click on Standard.
• In the Word Menu, go to View | Toolbars.
• Click on Formatting.
• Show Entire Toolbars
• In the Word Menu, go to View | Toolbars.
• Select Customize.
• Click on the Options tab.
• Make sure the boxes beside the following have been selected.
• Show Standard and Formatting toolbars in two rows.
• Always show full menus.

This is what the top of the screen should look like:

• Type and format the table title.
• Press the enter key twice.

• In the Word Menu, go to Table | Insert | Table.
• Indicate the number of columns and rows to begin (this can be changed later).
• The width of columns can be changed as needed, so ignore the radio buttons under AutoFit Behavior.
• Click on OK.

Click in the cell and type the text.

• Go Forward

To move forward from one cell to another: press the Tab key.

• Go Backward

Hold down the Shift key on the keyboard and press the Tab key.

• Move Up or Down Rows

Use the up and down arrow keys on the keybaord.

Hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard and press the Tab key.

• Formatting Lines
• In the Word Menu, go to Table | Table Properties.
• Click on the Table Tab.
• Click on the Borders and Shading Button.
• Click on the Borders Tab.
• Make your selections from the Style, Color, and Width sections
• Click on OK.
• Click on OK.
• Removing Borders
• In the Word Menu, go to Table | Table Properties.
• Click on the Table Tab.
• Click on the Borders and Shading Button.
• Click on the Borders Tab.
• Click in the box labeled None.
• Click on OK.
• Click on OK.

• Adding Rows At The End Of The Table
• Click in the last cell.
• Press the Tab key.
• Adding Rows In The Body Of The Table
• Click in the row near where you want to insert new rows.
• In the Word Menu, go to Table | Insert.
Click on Insert | Row Above or Row Below.
• Deleting Rows
• Click in the row you want to delete.
• In the Word Menu, go to Table | Delete.
• Select Row.

• Adding Columns
• Click in the column near where you want to insert new columns.
• In the Word Menu, go to Table | Insert.
• Click on Insert | Column to the Left or Column to the Right.
• Changing The Size Of Rows And Columns
• Move the pointer over a line between columns or rows until it becomes a two-headed arrow.
• Drag the line until the column or row is the desired width.
• Deleting Columns
• Click in the column you want to delete.
• In the Word Menu, go to Table | Delete.
• Select Column.

• Merging Cells
• Select the cells to be joined.
• In the Word Menu, go to Table | Merge Cells.
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• Splitting Cells
• Select the cell to be split.
• In the Word Menu, go to Table | Split cells Cells.
• Enter the number of rows and columns in which to divide the cell.
• Click OK.

• Click anywhere in the table.
• In the Word Menu, go to Table | Delete.
• Select Table.