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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Word 2010 Core Skills
Working with Text
• You can move within a table by:
• Pressing to add more lines of text in the
same cell
– This will increase the row height
• Using the arrow keys to move through the text in
the cell
• Using to move forward to the next cell
• Using + to move backward to the
previous cell
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Working with Text
• To insert tab or indent, press +
• To create new rows at the bottom of the table, in
last cell in last column, press
• Once text has been entered into a table, you can
format it in a similar manner to regular text.
– You must select the text before making any changes
– Wait until all text has been entered to decide what
should be changed
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Word 2010 Core Skills
Learn the Skill ( p. 138)
•Re-open your Directory file.
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Word 2010 Core Skills
Selecting Items in the Table
 To make changes in the table, you need to select the item.
There are some fast methods of selecting items in a table:
Entire column Click at top of column
Entire row Click in selection bar for row
Multiple Drag across columns or rows
columns or
rows
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Selecting Items in the Table (continued)
One cell Click at lower left of cell
Multiple adjacent Drag across cells
cells
Multiple non- Select first cell, and press Ctrl as you
adjacent cells click each subsequent cell
Entire table Click Table Selector
• Under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Table group, click Select and
then option
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Adjusting the Width or Height
• Under Table Tools, click Layout tab, in Cell Size
group, change width or height, or
• Drag vertical border left or right to column width, or
• Drag horizontal border up or down to desired row
height, or
• Drag to desired width, or
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Adjusting the Width or Height
• Under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Table group,
click Properties, then click tab to change row height,
column width, or cell width, or
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Adjusting the Width or Height
• To distribute width or height of each row evenly, under
Table Tools, click Layout tab, in Cell Size group, click
Distribute Rows or Distribute Columns
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Inserting Rows, Columns or Cells
• You can easily insert, delete or move rows or columns once you
have created a table.
– Remember to select the appropriate rows or columns before
performing any of these actions
• To insert a row or column, position the cursor in a cell where you
want to insert the row or column & then:
• Under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Rows &
Columns group, click option to insert, or
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Inserting Rows, Columns or Cells
• Under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Rows &
Columns group, click Table Insert Cells
Dialog box launcher, click item, or
• right-click row or column and then click Insert
• To insert new row at bottom of table, in last cell of last row,
press
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Deleting Rows, Columns or Cells
• Under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in
Rows & Columns group, click Delete,
or
• right-click row or column and then click
Delete Row or Delete Column
• If you click to delete cells the following
dialog box appears:
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Merging and Splitting Cells
• Table cells can be merged to create a single cell, or a
cell can be split into more columns or rows as required.
– Particularly useful when creating a title row
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Merging and Splitting Cells
• To merge cells, select the cells to merge and then:
– Under Table Tools, on the Layout tab, in the Merge group,
click Merge Cells, or
– right-click and then click Merge Cells, or
– under Table Tools, on Design tab, in Draw Borders group,
click Eraser to remove borders
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Merging and Splitting Cells
• To split cells, select cell to split and then:
– Under Table Tools, on Layout tab, in Merge group, click
Split Cells, or
– right-click and then click Split Cells, or
– under Table Tools, on Design tab, in Draw Borders group,
click Draw Table to add borders to create or split cell
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Word 2010 Core Skills
Learn the Skill ( p. 141- 143)
•Re-open your Directory file.
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Table Styles
• The easiest way to format a table is to use one of the
many predesigned formats on the Table Tools Design
tab. Options include:
– Adding shading to every other row or every other column
– Manually formatting text
– Changing the color of table lines and cells
– Changing the alignment of text in a cell
– Adding color to borders
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Using Table Styles
• Pre-designed table
formats
• Under Table Tools,
on Design tab, in
Table Styles group,
click More
– This option also
includes live preview
so you can see the
effect of the style on
the table
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Word 2010 Core Skills
Learn the Skill (p. 144)
•Re-open your Directory file.
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