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| Use Draw Table or Insert Table | to create another table or change existing table. |
| With tables, | you can apply any formatting to cell contents |
| With tables, you can merge adjacent cells | horizontally or vertically |
| With tables, you can rotate | text in the cell by 90° increments |
| The Draw Table feature allows you to | draw tables, rows, columns and cells of any height and width |
| Drawing a table (steps) | On Insert tab, in Tables group, click Table and then Draw Table |
| Drawing a table (steps) 2 | Under Table Tools, on Design tab, in Draw Borders group, click Draw Table |
| Inserting a table is | best for creating a simple table or report with even width columns |
| Inserting a table (steps) | On Insert tab, in Tables group, click Table |
| Inserting a table (steps) 2 | Click top left cell of grid and drag to select number of rows and columns for table |
| Working with text - Place insertion point | in first cell for typing |
| Working with text - Press (Enter) | to add more lines of text in same cell, or allow words to wrap |
| Working with text - Use arrow keys | to move through text in cell |
| Working with text - Use (Tab) key | to move forward to the next cell |
| Working with text - Use (Shift) + (Tab) | combination to move backward to previous cell |
| Information can be sorted | in ascending (A to Z, 1-9) or descending (Z to A, 9-1) order |
| Sorting information in a table (steps) | Under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Data group, click Sort, or |
| Sorting information in a table (steps) 2 | On Home tab, in Paragraph group, click (sort icon) |
| To split table, | position cursor where table to be split, then under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Merge group, click Split Table |
| To merge cells together, | select cells and then under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Merge group, click Merge Cells |
| To split cell into multiple cells, | select cell and then under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Merge group, click Split Cells |
| To insert row or column, | position cursor, under Table Tools,on Layout tab, in Rows & Columns group, click option |
| Changing the Alignment | Refers to position of table relative to left and right margins, or how text aligns vertically in cell or table |
| Modifying Table Borders and Shading (Steps) | Under Table Tools, on Design tab, in Table Styles group, click arrow for Borders |
| Using Table Styles (Steps) | Under Table Tools, on Design tab, in Table Styles group, click More |
| Working with others | deals with how to share information with others |
| Row | Each horizontal line in a table. |
| Column | Each vertical block in a table. |
| Cell | The intesection of a row and a column. |