To work with tables in a text editor Microsoft Office Word, you need to master the tools built into the program. The application interface is intuitive, however, a novice user may have a number of questions about how to style a table, split cells or make borders invisible.
Instructions
Step 1
Launch Microsoft Office Word editor and create a new document (or open an existing file). Create a table. To do this, go to the "Insert" tab and in the "Tables" section click on the "Table" thumbnail button. Set the number of rows and columns of the future table using the built-in layout or select the "Draw Table" command.
Step 2
If you choose the second option, the cursor will change. Using the pencil that appears, set the borders of the table, draw it into columns and rows. To return to text-entry mode, choose the Draw Table command again.
Step 3
When your document contains at least one cell created by the tools from the "Tables" section, the "Working with Tables" context menu becomes available. To open it, place the mouse cursor in any cell of your table. It is in the context menu that you will find tools for deleting or adding new rows and columns, for adjusting the direction of text within cells, for editing the appearance of borders.
Step 4
If you need to arrange a document in the form of two tables located parallel to each other, do not create two tables, it is better to correctly design one. The easiest way to split an already prepared table is using the Borders tool. This method will save you the trouble of "adjusting" the height of the cells.
Step 5
You can find the specified tool on two toolbars. The first panel is located on the Home tab in the Paragraph section. The second is in the "Working with Tables" context menu on the "Design" tab in the "Table Styles" section.
Step 6
Add an additional column that will split the table in two. Select it and click on the "Borders" button (it looks like a square divided into equal parts). From the drop-down menu, select the option where part of the faces will not be fully drawn by clicking on it with the left mouse button.
Step 7
After that, some of the edges of the column will be displayed as gray lines. They only serve to enable you to work with them in an electronic document. These gray edges are not printed, so the effect of two tables located parallel to each other, separated by a space, is created.
