Use a table when you have text of numbers that
need to be organized in rows and columns. Rows and Columns are the horizontal
and vertical lines that run across the screen in a table. To insert a table
follow the steps below:
Click Table Menu
Point to insert
Click table
In the insert Table
dialog box, choose the number of columns and rows you want
Click Ok
Note that the
intersection of row and column is known as cell. Enter your data in the table
cell and use the TAB key on the
keyboard to move from one cell to the other.
Try practicing with the table below
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HOW TO INSERT ROWS
Click any cell in the line in which you want to
insert a row
Click the Table menu
Point to insert
Click rows above or rows below. You can also press
the TAB key while on the last row to add more rows to your table
HOW TO INSERT COLUMNS
Click any cell in the line in which you want to
insert a Column
Click the Table menu
Point to insert
Click Columns to the right or Columns to the left.
HOW TO MERGE (JOIN) CELLS
TOGETHER
Select the cells you want to merge
Click table menu
Click merge cells
SPLITTING (DIVIDING CELLS
Select the cell you want to split
Click table menu
Click split cells
Type the number of columns and rows you want to
split the cells into
Click Ok