Tables MOAC Lesson 6

Table Arrangement of data made up of horizontal rows and vertical columns Used to organize information

Parts of a Table Cell: Intersection of a row and column Column: Run vertical Row: Run horizontal

Parts of a Table Column Cell Row Student Name T-Shirt Size Gertrude Small Nannette Medium Henry X-Large Harriette Large Walter Row

Ways to Insert a Table Insert by Dragging Table Dialog Box Drawing a Table Quick Table – Preformatted table (calendar)

Tables When Tables are inserted into Word, two new Tabs Appear: Table Tools Design: Allows you to format the table (styles, borders, shading) Table Tools Layout: Allows you to edit the layout of the table (add/delete columns/rows)

Table Quick Styles Located on the Table Tools Design Ribbon Have the option to turn on/off Table Style Options in Quick Styles: Header Row: formats top row of the table Total Row: formats the last row Banded Rows: Formats the even and odd rows differently First Column: Formats the first column differently Last Column: Formats the last column differently Banded Columns: format even and odd columns differently

Merging/Splitting Cells Merge Cells: Allows you to combine multiple cells into one Often done in the header row Split Cells: Allows you to create multiple cells within one cell Located on the Table Tools Layout Ribbon > Merge Group

Sorting Tables Allows you to reorder the way in which the table is organized Ascending: Alphabetical Order/numerical order Descending: Reverse Alphabetical Order (Z to A)

Source John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2014). Microsoft Official Academic Course Microsoft Word 2013, Exam 77-418.