**Tabs, Tables, Etc. Ms. Macias Computer Science Summer 2008

 Under Paragraph Group, select the Dialog Box Launcher. Under the Indents and Spacing Tab, select the Tab Button.  Insert tabs as desired, selecting the appropriate alignment (left, right, center, decimal) and leader (characters before the tab; none, ……, , etc.)  Remember to CLEAR ALL after completing document to return to the DEFAULT Tabs.

 Word allows you to easily insert tables into your document and change the borders, shading, cell size, etc. to make the table more appealing and applicable to your task.  Open Word  Type: Table A  On the INSERT TAB, point to TABLE, and select the table dimensions (how many columns and rows.) Let’s select 4 columns by 4 rows.  Word inserts the table wherever your cursor was located in your document.

 Table Tools, Design tab will automatically appear in your Ribbon.  Select the Light Grid Design (3 rd row, 2nd column)  Click on the “Layout” subtab on the Table Tools Tab of your Ribbon.  This is where formatting icons are located applicable to your table.

 Right clicking on the cells you wish to change brings up a menu with some of the following options:  Paste  Insert  Delete cells  Merge or Split Cells  Borders and Shading  Text Direction  Cell Alignment  AutoFit  Table Properties

 Select cells A1 through D1 (first row)  Let’s create a 3 inch border around these cells.  Right click and select Borders and Shading  Under Width select 3 pt  On the right side of the dialog box, click “empty” 3 borders (top, left, and right) to create the heavy border around these 4 cells.  Now let’s create a heavy border in between these 4 cells. Select the first row, right click, borders, 3 pt, and click on the middle line on the right side of the dialog box diagram.

 Cells A1- D1: Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors  Center, Bold, Font 14 for cells A1-D1.  Cells A2 – D2: 3.8, 3.7, 3.8, 3.5  Center, Font 12 for cells A2 – D2.  Cells A3 – D3: 150, 132, 143, 112  Center, Font 9 for cells A3 – D3.  Cells A4 – D3: 30, 32, 35, 40  Bold, Highlight, Font 12 for cells A4 – D3.

 We need a column to allow for titles along the left side of the table  Select the Freshman column by moving the mouse above the first cell until a downward arrow appears. Click to select our column.  Right Click and point to Insert. Select Insert column to the left.  Now you have a new column.  Leave the first cell blank.  2 nd cell: Type GPA (center and bold)  3 rd cell: Type Number of Students (center bold and text wrap – 2 lines)  4 th cell: Type AWPM (center and bold)

 Select the new cell A1  Right click  Remove the upper and left side border, and APPLY TO CELL

 Type: Table B  Insert a table on the Insert Tab under Table, select Insert Table.  Select 4 columns by 4 rows and 1.2 column width.  Right click table and select Table Properties.  Click on the cell tab and select CENTER Vertical alignment  Under the Table tab select AROUND Text Wrapping

 Select Borders and Shading  Apply ALL Setting, with a Red, Dashed, 4 ½ pt border to the Table.  Click Ok, then OK.  Move the entire table immediately to the right of “Table B.”  Select cells A2:B3 Right click and click on Merge Cells.  Right click and select Text Direction. Click on the lower left box. Click OK.  Right Click and select Cell Alignment, and select Center. Type: DESK

 Select cells C2:D3, Merge, center cell alignment, and Text Direction sideways in the opposite direction as the cell to the left.  Type: Table Now you have the necessary skills to complete Word Assignments #6 and #7. ****Please save to the H drive.****