1. Tables
BIS 101
Spring 2018

2. Tables Part 1 Open Microsoft Word Click on the “Insert” tab
Click the “Table” button 2) 3)
Create a table with 3 rows & 4 columns 4)

3. Tables Part 2 Sample Type the following into the table
Use your mouse to highlight these three cells
Click the “Design” tab and click the “Shading” button
***When your cursor is inside the table, there will be two design tabs. To edit the table, use the design tab to the far right, under “Table Tools”
Shade the cells the following color:
Red: 200
Green: 250
Blue: 200
Sample

4. Tables Part 3 Place your cursor inside the top left cell 2)
Under the “Design” tab, click the dropdown from the “Borders” button
Deselect the following buttons:
Top Border
Left Border
Click the pen weight tool and choose “4 ½ pt” 2) 3) 4)

5. Tables Part 3 Continued Part 4
Select the “Pen Color” dropdown and choose the following color:
Red: 50
Green: 250
Blue: 50 2)
Click the “Border Painter” button
Use the brush to underline the top row 3)
Click the “Border Painter” button again to turn it off
Part 4
Under the ‘View’ tab, make sure the ruler is visible 1)

6. Tables Part 4 Continued Sample
In the left column type “Sunday” and “Monday”
In the Ruler, grab the gray box and slide it left to shorten the width of this column
Use your mouse to select the ‘Sunday’ and ‘Monday’ cells 2)
Under the “Design” tab click the border dropdown and select the “Right Border” button 4)
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7. Tables Part 5 In the ‘Sunday Lunch’ cell type “Brunch”
Use your mouse to highlight the ‘Sunday’ row
Hover your mouse over the left border of the ‘Brunch’ cell until your mouse cursor changes 3)
Slide the left border halfway into the ‘Breakfast’ cell
Use your mouse to highlight the ‘Monday’ row
Under the “Layout” tab, click “Insert Below”
In the bottom left cell type “Tuesday” 4) 7)

8. Tables Part 6 In the ‘Monday Breakfast’ cell type “Pancakes”
Use your mouse to highlight the ‘Breakfast’ cells for both Monday and Tuesday
Under the “Layout” tab, select “Merge Cells”
Leave the word “Pancakes” highlighted
Click the “Align Center” button

9. Tables Sample Save Save this file as:
“FirstName LastName Table Tutorial.docx”
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