Skill 5: Create a table
Ahhh, tables. It seems like every document of a certain length ends up with a table or two. That’s not surprising I suppose – you can use tables for all sorts of things!
Some people find tables a bit scary because they’re a bit more fiddly that regular text. While that might be true, this lesson will show you how to manage your table so it does what you want it to do – and in case you don’t like the table after all, we’ll show you how to delete it as well.
In this lesson we will:
- Insert a table
- Add/delete columns and rows
- Style your table
- Delete a table
Adding and manipulating tables is an important skill, because many Word documents will contain tables. You might use tables for displaying data, sponsorship options, contact lists, schedules, reports, etc.
The biggest benefit of adding a table to a Word document is providing a visual grouping of information. While you could simply type rows of data onto the Word page, the straight lines of a table direct the reader’s eye and show a clear delineation where paragraphs of text may not. Even if your table is just a few cells, it may be a better choice than typing out the data. Readers who simply skim for the meat of a document will grasp the data in a table in a quick glance rather than having to hunt through text, headers and subheads throughout a document.Techwalla
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