Sometimes, when working with a text document, you may need a table. It's easy to draw and paste it in Microsoft Word. This process usually takes a few minutes.
Necessary
Microsoft Word application installed on the computer
Instructions
Step 1
Create a new document or open a previously created document in which you want to draw and insert a table.
Step 2
Place the cursor on the line where the table should be located. Then, on the top toolbar, find the "Table" section and select "Draw Table" in the drop-down window. Then go to the document page and drag the cursor to create a rectangle. You can make a lot of them, of any height and width. But this option is convenient only for creating simple tables.
Step 3
Another method is more convenient, in which a table is immediately inserted into the document, consisting of the required number of rows and columns. To place it in the document, go to the "Table" menu and select "Insert Table". Then, in a new window that appears on the page, in the appropriate fields, specify the number of rows and columns in the table. If you know the exact number of columns and rows in the table, it is best to make them with a margin. Any excess you can painlessly remove at any time. It will be easy to add the missing ones too, but with any changes it will be more difficult to correct them.
Step 4
In the settings window, you can also select auto-fit column widths: constant, by content, by the width of the window. By clicking the "AutoFormat" button, in a new window, select the table style most suitable for your data and the design of the header rows, the first column, the last row and the last column. For the convenience of presenting how the table will look like, its sample is presented in a special field.
Step 5
When your table is ready, design and fill in its header. If you need to merge rows or cells, use additional functions: “merge cells”, “split cells”, “split table”. To merge the cells, use the mouse cursor to select the cell area and, by right-clicking, select the appropriate function from the drop-down window.
Step 6
To make additional changes to the table, place the cursor in a separately selected column or column of the table and press the right mouse button, then select one of the items available for editing.
Step 7
When you select the "Table Properties" option, you can set the width of the entire table and set the dimensions (width and height) of each column, cell, row. If necessary, use the table alignment function, indicating one of the proposed options: left, center, right of the text. For the convenience of the user, this section contains an icon that visually represents the placement of the table in the text. Specify a way to wrap the table: "around" or "not".
Step 8
Here you can also use the "Border and Fill" and "Options" functions and apply the appropriate settings and changes.
