1. CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) 646-3305 ● cahe_help@nmsu.edu ● http://cahe.nmsu.edu/help Intermediate Word – Part IV Creating Tables

2. CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) 646-3305 ● cahe_help@nmsu.edu ● http://cahe.nmsu.edu/help Today’s Powerful Plan Insert tablesBorders Table MenuShading Formatting tables Appearance

3. CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) 646-3305 ● cahe_help@nmsu.edu ● http://cahe.nmsu.edu/help Insert Table To insert a table, go to Table tab, select Insert>Table. The Insert Table menu will appear. This menu allows you to set up your table columns, rows, and column width.

4. CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) 646-3305 ● cahe_help@nmsu.edu ● http://cahe.nmsu.edu/help Table Menu –Insert –Table AutoFormat –AutoFit –Sort…

5. CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) 646-3305 ● cahe_help@nmsu.edu ● http://cahe.nmsu.edu/help Formatting Tables If you right click on the top left corner of your table, you will see a menu appear that allows you to change the formatting of the table.

6. CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) 646-3305 ● cahe_help@nmsu.edu ● http://cahe.nmsu.edu/help Borders Borders help break up a table to make it easier to read and follow.

7. CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) 646-3305 ● cahe_help@nmsu.edu ● http://cahe.nmsu.edu/help Shading Shading can be useful because it can show different cells or be used as a key to describe the table.

8. CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) 646-3305 ● cahe_help@nmsu.edu ● http://cahe.nmsu.edu/help Appearance AutoFit –Changes how the table and contents appear. Cell Alignment –Changes how the text is aligned within the cell. Merge cells –This allows for multiple cells to be combined into one, i.e. if you need a heading within the table. Caption –This allows you to put a title above the table.

9. CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) 646-3305 ● cahe_help@nmsu.edu ● http://cahe.nmsu.edu/help Appearance cont. Format –Font Font Style Color Size –Paragraph Text alignment Spacing

10. CAHE Technology Help Desk ● (505) 646-3305 ● cahe_help@nmsu.edu ● http://cahe.nmsu.edu/help Converting text to tables You can also convert selected text into a table. Enter the information that will be in the table, place tabs between sections (these will end up in separate columns), select the text, select the Table option, convert to, then text to table. This will open a menu that allows you to decide how to create the table.