Day 3: Working with Tables By Dr. Nang Tom Hawm Saw

Creating a Table Click where you want to insert a table. Click Insert  Table  Insert Table The dialog box shown inFig (b) will appear and then you can choose the number of rows and columns. Figure (b) Figure (a) (OR) When Figure (a) Dialog box appear, you can also click and hold your mouse then drag to select the number of rows and columns that you want to insert into your document. Creating a Table

Selecting Cells TO SELECT DO THIS A Cell Click the left edge of a cell ( arrow head should enter the cell) A Row Click to the left of (beside) the row A Column Click the column’s grid line or border Multiple cells, rows, or columns Drag across the cells, rows, or columns Selecting Cells

Inserting Cells, Rows and Columns RClick the cell, Rows and columns and then follow the commands Inserting Cells, Rows and Columns

Deleting Rows, Columns and Cells Select the rows, Columns and Cells Right Click the selected rows, columns and cells and then follow the commands Deleting Rows, Columns and Cells

To merge cells, select the cells, row, or column to merge, and then Layout menu  Merge group  Merge Cells Button For instance, you may wish to merge all of the cells in the top row of a table for a heading. To split a cell into two or more rows or columns, select the cell you wish to split and click Split Cells, and then Layout menu  Merge group  Split Cells Button , and then, when the Split Cells dialog box appears, change the number of columns or rows to indicate how you want the cell divided. Merge Cells Split Cells Merge and Split Cells Selected cells

Changing Height and Width Wrapped data Reset the pointer on the column boundary until it becomes a resize pointer then drag the column width you want. Reset the point on the row boundary until it becomes a resize pointer then drag the boundary Often adjustments are needed to the row height or the column width so that the data fits and does not wrap within the cell. The first table shown here displays the data wrapped in the cells, making it difficult to understand. Select the column or row that needs adjustment, and increase or decrease the measurement number as needed in the Table Column Width box or the Table Row Width box. Changing Height and Width

Add Shading Select the text/table/rows/columns to add shading Design menu  Table Styles group  Shading Button (OR) RClick Borders and Shading  Shading tab Add Shading

Exercise 3-1

A tab stop is used to describe the location the cursor stops after the tab key is pressed. Tab stops are used in word processors to enable users to align text by pressing the tab key. What is Tab Stop?

Setting, moving and Removing custom tab stop i) Point to the tab symbol on the top of the vertical ruler bar. ii) Choose the type of the tab by clicking that Tab Stop Button symbol. (Left tab (default), Center tab, Right tab, Decimal tab) iii) To place the tab stop position, click on the horizontal ruler. iv) To move the tab stop position, drag the tab stop symbol to the new position. V) To remove the tab stop setting, just drag the symbol down. I Tab Selector Icon Type of Tab Left tab Center tab Right tab Decimal tab Bar tab L T . I Setting, moving and Removing custom tab stop

Exercise 3-2

Assignment & Questions