ms word 2007 insert tables

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*MS Word 2007 - Tables


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*Insert a table

*Format a table


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Row

Cell

Column

Cell merged across columns

Click this icon to select the entire

table

Table


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*Choose the columns and rows using the grid

*Choose the insert table option

*Draw a table


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*Tab in a table moves you to the next cell

*To add a tab character to a cell, use Ctrl+Tab

Using the Tab key moves you from cell to cell


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*Insert and delete rows and columns using the buttons provided

*To delete only the data in the cells,highlight and use the Delete key from your keyboard


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*Highlight cells you would like to merge

*Select the Merge Cells button on the toolbar


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Row Height: vertical space from top to bottom Column Width: horizontal space from left to right


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*When no cell is selected, the entire column’s border will be moved

*When a row or a cell is selected, only the border in that row will move

Cursor changes to a double arrow when its placed over the column

border

When only a row or the cell adjacent to the

border you are moving is selected, only that

row’s border will change


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*Table styles are predefined styles

*Click ‘more’ to get additional style choices

More arrows


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*Mouse-over previews the style

*Click to apply the style

*Add your own style using New Table Style

Make a new style

Modify a style


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*Shading: cell background color

*Border: line style around each cell


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*Choose a color, no color or get more shading colors


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*Use properties dialog to align the table on the page

*Position the entire table between margins

Click for the properties dialog box


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*Change the alignment of the selected cell(s) using alignment options

Setting vertical alignment to bottom or center would help

the design


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*Text direction changes data direction within selected cells

*Note: the text rotates each time you click

Click torotate data

in a cell

One click

Two clicks

Three clicks


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*Adjust white space inside of cells (margins) and the spacing between cells

Adjust cell margins and cell spacing

Adjusting cell margins

Adjusting cell spacing

*Open a new document and make your college Time table /schedule

*Format the timetable with borders ,shading

*Change the days columns text direction

into vertical

*Add a row for ‘Thursday ‘ and add your plan or timetable for the Thursday

*Use merge or split cells as required for your Thursday schedule

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