1. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Microsoft Office Word
2010
Lesson 7: Using Tables
Courseware #: 3240

2. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Lesson 7 Objectives
• create tables • insert and delete cells,
• enter items into tables rows and columns
• adjust rows and columns • format tables
• merge and split cells • modify table properties
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3. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Creating Tables
 A table is an
arrangement of text or
numbers in rows and
columns, similar to a
spreadsheet.
 Tables are useful for
organizing information.
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4. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Tables Columns
 Each horizontal line in a
table is called a row
 Numbered consecutively
downward (e.g. 1,2,3) Rows
 Each vertical line is called
a column
 Listed alphabetically from Individual Cell
left to right (e.g. A,B,C,D)
 The intersection of a row and column is called a cell.
 Uses the column letter & row number as identification
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5. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Changing the Table
• Can change table design overall appearance and layout of
table
• Single line border appears for entire table by default
• Gridlines show on screen as guide only
• Use Show/Hide to check content in table
• Can apply alignment and formatting to cell contents
• Can merge adjacent cells horizontally and vertically
• Can rotate text by 90 in cell, or use WordArt
• Can move table to any position using Table Selector
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6. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Creating a Table
• There are three ways to create a table
in a document:
– Use the Insert table dropdown box
– Use the Insert table dialog box
– Draw the table
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7. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Inserting a Table
•Using the Insert Table is best for
simple tables
•To insert table with equal column
width and row height:
– On Insert tab, in Tables group,
click Table
– You can adjust the column width and
row height at any time during or after
text entry
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8. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Inserting a Table
• On the drop down table dialog box:
• Drag from topmost box in grid to
specify number of columns and rows
• Word displays number of columns and
rows for reference in title area of list
• Maximum of 10 columns by 8 rows.
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9. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Creating Tables
• To insert a table, on the Insert tab,
in the Table group, click Table
• You can modify the structure of a table by using
commands on the Table Tools Layout tab on the
Ribbon, including:
– Inserting or deleting a row or column
– Changing the width of columns
– Changing the height of rows
– Splitting and merging cells
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10. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Inserting a Table
• For a larger
table, use Insert
Table feature:
• The Insert Table
dialog box
opens
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11. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Insert Table Dialog Box
Table size Enter number of columns
and rows.
AutoFit Select how you want
behavior items entered in cells of
table.
Remember Select as default for all
dimensions new tables.
for new
tables
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12. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Table Tools Ribbon Tab
• Table Tools tabs show up after creating a table in
Word
– Design
– Layout
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13. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Learn the Skill ( p. 134)
•Create a new Lesson 7 folder in
your student MSITA Word Folder
•Open a New Document. Save
the file as Directory
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14. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Drawing a Table
• To draw:
– Table: click at top left corner of table and drag to lower
right corner
– Horizontal border: click at left of border and drag to end
of border
– Vertical border: click at top of border and drag to end of
border
– Diagonal border: drag diagonally from one corner to
other corner
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15. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Drawing a Table
• To activate Draw
Table feature:
– On Insert tab, in – Under Table
Tables group, Tools, on Design
click Table and tab, in Draw
then click Draw Borders group,
Table, or click Draw Table
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16. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Drawing a Table
• Start by drawing the outside border for the box
• To draw a horizontal border, click at the location where you want
the left side of the border to begin & drag across to where the
end will be
• To draw a vertical border, click at the location where you want
the top of the border to begin & drag to where the end will be
• To draw a diagonal border, click at the top corner of the cell &
drag diagonally to the lower corner
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17. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Drawing a Table
• Use Eraser tool to erase borders in same way as
drawing
– When active, cursor appears as
– Click at beginning of border to erase and drag to where
you want to finish erasing border
• To turn Draw Table or Eraser tool on or off, click
button
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18. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Learn the Skill (p. 136)
•Open a New Document. Save
the file as New Client
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19. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Creating a Quick Table
 You can create a new table using a feature called Quick
Tables
• They are pre-designed
tables based on
commonly used
document layouts
• Can save own specific
formats and layouts to
this list
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20. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Creating a Quick Table
• On Insert tab, in Tables group, click Quick Tables
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21. Microsoft®
Word 2010 Core Skills
Learn the Skill (p. 137)
•Open a New Document. Save
the file as Calendar
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