BASIC PARTS OF A TABLE Unit 8 – Tables Lesson 36
Unit 8 - Lesson 36 Basic Parts of a Table WELCOME! Unit 8 Unit 8 - Lesson 36 Basic Parts of a Table
Unit 8 - Lesson 36 Basic Parts of a Table Tables have vertical columns (identified by a letter) and horizontal rows (identified by a number). A cell, or “box,” is created where a column and a row intersect. Tables formatted with borders all around are called boxed tables. Cell Unit 8 - Lesson 36 Basic Parts of a Table
BASIC PARTS OF A TABLE (cont’d) Tables formatted with no borders are called open tables. Center a table vertically when it appears alone on the page. Center a table horizontally if the cell widths have been adjusted automatically to fit the contents. Unit 8 - Lesson 36 Basic Parts of a Table
BASIC PARTS OF A TABLE (cont’d) TITLE—Center and type in all caps and bold. If there is no subtitle, insert 1 blank line after the title. SUBTITLE—Center on the line below the title, and type in upper- and lowercase letters and bold. Press Enter 1 time to insert a blank line below the subtitle. Unit 8 - Lesson 36 Basic Parts of a Table
BASIC PARTS OF A TABLE (cont’d) HEADING BLOCK—Title and subtitle. COLUMN HEADINGS—Center or left-align (for text), or right-align (for numbers). Align vertically at the bottom. Type in upper- and lowercase letters and bold. COLUMN ENTRIES—Align text entries at the left; align number entries at the right. Capitalize only the first word and proper nouns. Add spaces after the dollar sign to align with widest column entry below. Unit 8 - Lesson 36 Basic Parts of a Table