MS Lesson 14: Inserting a Table Mrs. Brown

Bell Ringer: Edmodo What is a Table? What is a cell?

Objective Analyzing Tables Inserting and Deleting a Table Entering Text in a Table Selecting a Table Selecting multiple components in a table Changing table structure Formatting a Table Viewing Gridlines

Vocabulary Table: A grid comprised of horizontal rows and vertical columns into which data can be entered Border: a line drawn around the edges of an element, such as a table or a table cell. Borders can also be drawn around graphics, paragraphs, and pages. Cell: The rectangular area at the intersection of a column and a row in a table, into which you enter data or graphics. Column: A vertical series of cells in a table

Vocabulary Column markers: Markers on the horizontal ruler that indicate column dividers Column width: The width of a column in a table, measured in inches Contiguous: Adjacent, or next to, each other Dividers: The lines that indicate the edgesof cells in a table. Dividers do not print, although they are indicated onscreen by either gridlines or borders.

Vocabulary End of row/cell markers: Nonprinting characters used to mark the end of a cell or a row in a table Gridlines: Nonprinting lines that can be displayed around cells in a table. Noncontiguous: Not adjacent, or not next to, each other. Row: A horizontal series of cells in a table Row height: the height of a row in a table, measured in inches

Tables A table is an object that you insert in a Word document Tables are easier to use than tabbed columns when setting up and organizing data in columns and rows When a table is selected, the Table tool Design and Table Tools Layout tabs become available on the Ribbon – These tabs commands can be used to edit, design, and format the table

Tables Use drop down menu to insert at the insertion point Use table Grid dialogue box

Working with tables Insert a table Click formatting mark Lets Explore!!!!

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