Having looked at tools for formatting PAGES and TEXT, this topic examines the Table feature in Word. This feature is a frequently used tool for formatting tabular data and is an alternative method to using tabs and tab settings.
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Chapter 10
pp. 123-136
Chapter 10
pp. 123-134
Skills
Chapter 10 provides the basic skills to use tables effectively and efficiently. Read through the material and think about where and when you could use tables in your documents. In particular, when tables of tabs are most appropriate.
TASK
1:
Complete the Develop Your Skills 26-28 pp. 134-136.
TASK
2:
Use Microsoft Word Help to find out how to insert and delete columns in Word.
Practice doing both on a table. Need help?
Tips & Tricks
Adding a row at the end of the table
To add a new row at the end of a table:
click the cursor at the end of the text in the last cell
in the table
press Tab which will add a row to the table.
Tables and tabs
Should I use tables or tabs?
This choice in many circumstances
is up to you. There is no one right way. Instead, aim for solutions
that are flexible and easy to change. Having said that moving
or inserting a coumn is much eaiser in a table than moving
tabbed coumns. (A tabbed column, can however, be
deleted by selecting the column using the Alt key and
dragging the left mouse button to select, then pressing
the Delete key). Want to know how to move
columns? Use the help tool!
Converting between tables and tabs
Tables and text columns can be converted to one another
very easily. Either look under the Table menu or
use the help tool!
Using help
As we near the end of the Word module you should be feeling increasingly confident about using help to find your own answers. After all this course will not give you all the answers and skills you may need.
Try out this activity:
Use the help function to find out how to insert and delete columns in Word.
Click on the Microsoft Word help button
When Word Help comes up on your screen, select the Answer
Wizard tab
Enter your question (e.g. inserting columns into tables)
Pick the most appropriate link that comes up.
Try out the information on a table.
What have I learned?
After completing these activities, you should be able to:
use table sto organise information
understand how information graphics like tables can greatly enhance your documents.
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