Using Microsoft Word

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Tables

• Using Microsoft Word

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Margins

• Left Right, Top Bottom Margins to 1
• Go to Page Layout, click on Margins, then Normal
  Margins

3
Header

• Insert, Header (choose the blank header)
• Type your name at the left margin, tab twice,
  type the assignment name, hit enter, type your
  class id, tab twice, type the date

4
Set Spacing

• Expand the Paragraph Setting in the
• the Home Tab
• -Set the before and
• after spacing to 0 pt
• -Choose single spacing

5
Center Table Vertically

• Go to-
• Page Layout, expand Page Setup
• On the Layout Tab under the Page subsection,
  choose Center from the Vertical Alignment drop
  down menu

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Adding a Title to the Table

• Type the title before you create the table
• You may also have a subtitle Car Sales (title)
• (subtitle)
  1999 - 2001
• Center your Title /Subtitle on the page by
  highlighting it and then choose Center Align in
  the Paragraph section
• Hit Enter to move off of the Title line and
  select spacing before the table

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Create a Table

• Go to Insert, Table, and select the size you are
  looking for
• If the table you want to make is bigger then what
  the amount of squares are there you can hit
  insert table and put the number of columns and
  rows in

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Center Table Horizontally

• Highlight the table by clicking on the icon in
  the upper left hand corner of the table or by
  highlighting the entire table from the left side
• Then go to the Home Tab, click Center Align
  button in the paragraph section

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Adding Text to a Table

• To add text to a table you have to first click on
  a cell to type in and then begin typing
• Formatting is done like it normally is
• You can format before you type or if youve
  already typed it and want to format it you must
  highlight the text first

10
Moving from Cell to Cell

• You can move to any cell by clicking on the cell
  you want to go to
• You can move around with the arrow keys in any
  direction
• You can use the tab button to go across a row

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Inserting Rows/Columns

• Highlight the row/column you want to add a
  row/column by
• Right-click, open insert
• Select either add columns to the left/right or
  add rows above/below

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Using Decimal Tabs

• The Decimal Tab makes sure all the decimals in a
  column are lined up
• Highlight the column from the top
• Go to View Tab and turn the Ruler on
• In the left hand corner click until you see an
  upside down T with a dot to the right of the stem
• Click in the ruler space above the column you
  want the decimal tab in

13
Adjusting Column Width

• You can move the mouse between 2 columns until a
  symbol with 2 parallel lines with arrows on each
  side appears and then you adjust the width
  manually
• You can go to Layout, Cell Size, then click on
  either the Column or Row tab to type in a
  specific size

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Merging Cells

• Highlight the row of the table where you want to
  merge the cells
• Go to Page Layout, Layout
• Choose Merge Cells
• You can also highlight the row of the table and
  then right click , choose Merge Cells from the
  menu by left clicking on it

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Borders

• The table will print with borders by default
• To get rid of/change borders highlight the table
  from the upper left hand corner, go to Design
  Menu, click the borders drop down menu, and
  select the kind of border you want