Fun with

TABLES!Using Tables in

Microsoft Word 2010

By Tiffany Johnson

So What’s a “Table”?• Basically just a grid – columns (vertical) – rows (horizontal) – individual cells (boxes)

• Each cell can hold:– Text– Pictures– Embedded math

formulas– Pretty much anything

ROWS

CO

LUM

NS

CELLS

To Insert (Create) a Table• Click the “Insert” tab• Find the “Table” icon on the left side

STEP

1

To Insert (Create) a Table

• Click the down-arrow under “Table”

• Drag over the grid to select the dimensions of your table (number of rows and columns)

• Then click to insert the table

STEP 2CLICK

To Insert (Create) a Table• And VOILA! Your table appears in the word document!• Notice that Word automatically switches over to the “Table

Tools” tab (everything you need to format tables)

STEP

3

To Delete Rows/Columns• Click the “Layout” tab under

“Table Tools”• Click the down-arrow under

“Delete”• This will delete whatever

row or column is currently selected (or whatever row or column was last clicked)

To Insert Rows/Columns• To add new rows or

columns, click:– Insert Above– Insert Below– Insert Left– Insert Right

• This will add a new row/column next to whatever row or column was last clicked)

Auto-fit to Window• This tool stretches a table across the page from the

left margin to the right margin…

STEP1

Auto-fit to Window

So we go from this

To this

STEP 2

Table Alignment

• On the far left side, click “Properties”

• The “Table Properties” window will appear…

STEP1

This refers to the position of the entire table in relation to the page.

Table Alignment

• When the “Table Properties” window pops up…

• Click your preferred alignment

STEP 2

Table Alignment Voila!AlignLeft

AlignRight

Align Center

Text Alignment

Step1

This refers to the position of the text within the individual cells.

Find the “Alignment” group under the “Layout” tab…

Text Alignment

Step 2

• Within the table, select the cell(s) you want to format

• Then, up in the “Layout” tab, click your preferred text alignment

Click within a cell

Text Alignment

Voila!

Column Width & Row Height• Use your mouse to

hover over the table border that you want to adjust

• The pointer cursor will change into a re-size cursor

Step1

Column Width & Row Height

• Once you have the re-size cursor, just click and drag to move the border

• (Same process for rows or columns)

Step 2

Merge Cells

• Click and drag to select the cells that you want to merge

• Find the “Merge” group on the “Layout” tab

Step1

Use this tool to combine multiple cells

Merge Cells

Step 2

• Click “Merge Cells” to combine selected cells

Split Cells

Step 1,2,3

Use this tool to divide cells into even more cells

• Select cells to divide• Click “Split Cells”• Choose how many new

rows/columns you want

Step 4

• Click “OK”• Voila!

Split cells!

Split Cells

Resources• Office.com Online Course:

“Create and Format Basic Tables” http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/tables-i-create-and-format-basic-tables-RZ001200716.aspx

• Office.com Article: “Insert of Create a Table” http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/insert-or-create-a-table-HA010034300.aspx

• YouTube (from Techucomp.com):“Word 2010 Tutorial: Creating Tables”(Lesson 16.2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YkoY-Xa_T4

More Resources• Office.com Article:

“Word 2010 QuickSteps: Chapter 6 Using Tables” http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/word-2010-quicksteps-chapter-6-using-tables-HA102264017.aspx

• AddictiveTips.com:“Word 2010: Insert Tables & Formulas” http://www.addictivetips.com/microsoft-office/word-2010-insert-tables-formulas/

• Office.com Article: “Resize a Table Column or Row” http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/resize-a-table-column-or-row-HA102653846.aspx