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Table Menu in Microsoft Word ® - Overview including Draw Table, and Formula |
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This tutorial covers the Table Menu in Microsoft Word, including explanations of the various commands.
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The Table Menu in Microsoft Word
The Table Menu is the seventh menu in our using Microsoft Word tutorial.
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Draw Table: This command opens the Tables and Borders dialogue box with the draw table tool active. First you draw the outline of your table, then using the same tool, you can create cells by vertical or horizontal movements within the table.
Insert: Allows you to insert a whole table or just columns, rows and cells into the current document.
Delete: Delete complete tables, columns, rows and selected cells.
Select: This command allows you to select the current table, column, row or cell.
Merge Cells: This tool will merge the currently selected cells into one.
Split Cells: This will split the selected cell/s into your chosen amount of columns and rows, it will also offer (if more than one cell selected) to merge the selected cells before the split.
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Split Table: This command will split the current table, making the split at the currently selected cells.
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Table AutoFormat: This command will open the Microsoft Word Table AutoFormat dialogue box, where you can choose from a number of different table templates, including preset fonts and cell background colours (colors).
AutoFit: This tools gives you several options for resizing the selected table in relation with the contents or window. It also allows you to automate the distribution between columns and rows.
Heading Rows Repeat: This handy tool will repeat the currently selected row at the top of every page for the length of the table.
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Convert: This command will convert existing text into a table format. The text will have to have a common separator to indicate the different columns, it will also needs new paragraphs where you would like each row.
Sort: This opens the Sort Table dialogue box. You can choose which column you would like to sort and by what order.
Formula: This tool allows you to apply a formula to the selected cell. For example, if you wanted to add up the contents of several rows in a specific column, you could use the SUM formula in the Formla dialogue box.
Hide Gridlines: This simply hides the gridlines of the selected table.
Table Properties: This will display the various properties of the selected table.
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