Name:
_____________________________________________________ Keyboarding
Date:
__________________________________
TABLES
 TABLES
xx Yearbook
TABLES

A table is a grid of rows and columns that intersect to form
cells. It is often easier to read or present information in table
format rather than using paragraphs or lists. With Word’s
table feature you can create a table and format it attractively.
Columns
YEARBOOK STAFF
Editor-in-Chief
Assistant Editor
Business Manager
Photography/Layout
Advertising/Sales
Advisor
Merged
Row
Rows:
Columns:
Cells:
Susan Druhan
Elizabeth Poole
Robert Banks
Denise Richardson
Diane Bloom
Anthony Diaz
Rows
Information presented horizontally
Information presented vertically
When the row and column intersect, a cell is BORN!
HOW DO WE MAKE A TABLE?
Step 1:
You can click on Insert TAB, Tables GROUP,
Table COMMAND
Step 2:
Select Insert Table
Step 3:
Choose the number of columns + Choose the
number of rows
Step 4:
Choose the Autofit behavior – Fixed! Click OK!
Step 5:
Type the table
by tabbing in between the columns
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HOW DO WE MOVE AROUND IN A TABLE
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TABLE DEMO
Once you create the table, moving around is simple. See below:
To Go To:
The Next Cell
The Previous Cell
The Next Row
The Previous Row
Press:
Tab or Right Arrow
Shift + Tab or Left Arrow
Down Arrow or Tab
Up Arrow
Open the xx Table Demo below from the classroom server:
MY ANIMALS
2014
Colors
Animals
Age
Gold
Fish
One
Brown
Bear
Five
White
Rabbit
Ten
Grey
Whale
six
How many rows do you see?
______________________________
How many columns do you see?
______________________________
What is different about Rows 1 and 2?
______________________________
How is the text justified in the columns?
______________________________
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Name:
_____________________________________________________ Keyboarding
Date:
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TABLES
 TABLES
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TABLES
A table is a grid comprised of horizontal rows and vertical columns into which you can
enter data. Example:
Name
John Grismer
Ashley Leigh
Robert Manascalci
School
Ivy League
Northshore Montessori
Parkshores
Grade
Kindergarten
Pre-K
First Grade
Row
Column
A cell is the point of intersection between a column and a row. This is in rectangular form.
A column is a vertical series of cells in a table.
A row is the horizontal series of cells in a table.
How Do We Create a Table? Try it Now:
1.
You can click on Insert TAB, Tables GROUP,
Table COMMAND
2.
Select Insert Table
Enter the number of columns and rows you want –
3 columns and 6 rows
4.
5.
6.
7.
Keep Fixed Column Width (which is the default)
Enter the data exactly as shown –
Font: Times New Roman 12 points.
Use tab or arrow keys to move around.
Do not Press Enter at the end of the Row –
press TAB!
NAME
Ben Phillippe
Tracy Tzounis
Nicole Washington
Lizzie McGuire
Shane Sunil
Mrs. Lisa Kropsky
TITLE
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Press Secretary
Faculty Advisor
PHONE NUMBER
OOPs!
555-5034
555-7123
555-6999
555-8382
You forgot to create enough
555-8765 rows. Just simply press tab
555-3502 key and a new row will be
added at the END.
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How Do We Format the Table? Try it Now:
1.
Format the table. You can click on TABLE Select button
2.
With the entire table selected, press CTRL D and change your font to Georgia
9.
Select just the first row, and change the font to Arial Black 12pts.
(Select the first row by positioning your cursor to the left of the first row. The arrow is pointing to
the right. Click once.)
10.
Save as xx School Table
OTHER PARTS OF A TABLE
Borders and gridlines By default, tables have a black ½-pt, single-line, solid-line
border that will be printed. If you remove this border, you will still see the gridlines that
form the cell boundaries. Gridlines are not printed.
End marks End-of-cell and end-of-row marks are nonprinting characters that, like
gridlines, appear only on the screen.
Table move handle and resize handle Use the table move handle to move the table
to another place on a page, and use the table resize handle to change the size of a table.
DELETE THE TABLE
1.
Open xx School Table.
2.
Move your cursor in the table until you locate the Table Move Handle.
Click once on it.
3.
Note the entire table is selected.
4.
On the Table Tools tabs, select Layout
5.
In the Rows & Columns Group, Click Delete command
6.
Select Delete Table
This is a quick and easy way to delete an entire table.
7.
Press Ctrl Z to undo it.
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INSERT CELLS, COLUMNS AND ROWS
1.
With xx School table still opened, let’s practice adding rows to the table.
2.
If you want to add a new row at the end, position your cursor
in the last cell of the last row and press TAB.
3.
If you want to insert a row in the middle, you must
a.
Select a row, or rows.
b.
Click on Table Tools, Layout
c.
In the Rows & Columns Group
d.
Choose: (Insert Above, Insert Below)
Tip: To select a row, use
the selection bar on the
left side of your screen.
Your arrow will be
pointing to the right
4.
Position your cursor in the row with Ms. Lisa Kropsky and highlight the entire
row.
5.
Insert two rows ABOVE and add the following text:
Chris Russell
Public Relations
555-9090
Benjie Feinstein
Public Relations
555-7858
6.
Select the first column (remember to position your cursor above the first column
and wait until you get a solid black down pointing arrow ) and insert a column to
the left. In the Layout TAB, Choose the Rows & Columns Group, Choose Insert
LEFT
7.
Enter the following information in the new column:
HR TEACHER
Miss Abigail
Mr. Torrino
Ms. November
Mrs. Rolenta
Mr. Jobin
Mr. Scarieta
Miss Lewin
FORMAT CELLS, COLUMNS AND ROWS
1.
Position your cursor on top of column four—Phone Number. Click once to
highlight.
2.
Press Ctrl E or click the Center button on the Formatting toolbar.
3.
Be careful what text you choose to center. It should look right.
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Name: ________________________________________
Keyboarding
Date: __________________________________
xx Table_football
Table Feature
Create the following using Microsoft Word’s Table Feature.
Assignment 1
1.
Make sure your left and right margins are set at 1” inch—
not 1.25”. Make sure your font is Times New Roman 12
points
2.
Click on Insert Table, Choose 2 columns and 4 rows.
3.
Keep the Auto FIT behavior set at
Fixed Column Width.
4.
Type the following using all the presets for now.
5.
Use the tab to go to the next cell.
New York Giants
San Francisco 49er’s
Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Steelers
New York Jets
Miami Dolphins
Denver Broncos
5.
Highlight both columns using the
black down pointing arrow. Select
Table Tools, Layout TAB,
6.
In the Table Group, choose Properties
or
Right click and select Table Properties
and
Select the tab for Column.
Change the width of the columns to
2” from the 3.33” setting.
7.
8.
9.
New York Giants
San Francisco 49er’s
Washington
Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Steelers
New York Jets
Miami Dolphins
Denver Broncos
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Assignment 2
1.
Select the entire table.
2.
Click on Table Properties in the LAYOUT tab, stay on the Tables tab and change the
horizontal alignment to Center.
3.
Highlight row one only.
4.
Insert, Row Above. This will give you a new row at the top. Make sure it is now Row One.
5.
Highlight the new Row.
6.
Click on LAYOUT tab, choose the MERGE group, and choose the MERGE CELLS command.
This will make it one cell.
7.
Type and center the title text within the cell.
Frankie’s Football Picks
8.
Make it bold and make the font size bigger 16pts. Change to Monotype Corsiva which is a
SCRIPT font.
9.
Save.
Frankie’s Football Picks
New York Giants
San Francisco 49er’s
Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Steelers
New York Jets
Miami Dolphins
Denver Broncos
*** Select the TABLE using the TABLE Select ALL button!
*** Pick any one of the Table Styles in the Design Tab.
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Name: ______________________
Keyboarding
Date: _______________________
xx Xbox360
Inserting Rows and Columns
Directions:
1. Create a table. 3 columns and 5 rows.
2. Enter the data below. Bold and Italicize where shown.
Title
Developer
Mass Effect 2
EA/Bioware
Red Dead Redemption
Rockstar
Gears of War 2
Microsoft
Halo: Reach
Microsoft
Fallout 3
Bethesda
Call of Duty 4
Activision
3. Insert one new rows after the Fallout 3 row and add:
As Low As
$23.44
$36.04
$19.99
$46.04
$13.50
$31.95
a. Fight Night Round 3, EA, $24.97
4.
Insert a new column between Developer and As Low As, Insert the following:
a. Rating – (Column Heading)
Three Stars
Four Stars
Four Stars
Four Stars
Three Stars
Four Stars
Four Stars
5.
DoubleClick the border between Col A & B to resize the width of column A. Do the same for
the border between Col C & D. Resize column C to make it fit on one line.
6.
Change the font of the Column Headings to make it stand out. Bold it too!
7.
Change the color of the text in the TITLE column
8.
Insert a new row at the top of the table.
9.
Merge the cells. Center and type the title in Bauhaus 93 18 pts.
X-Box 360 Games
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Name: _____________________________________________ Keyboarding
Date: __________________________________
xx Table actress
Tables -- Autofit to Contents
Assignment

Click on INSERT tab, TABLES group, TABLE command.

Select Insert Table, Choose 2 columns and 5 rows.

Change the AutoFit behavior to AUTOFIT TO CONTENTS

Complete the following table.
Nana’s Favorite Actresses
Demi Moore
Jodi Foster
Megan Ryan
Sandra Bullock
Melanie Griffith
Meryl Streep
Nicole Kidman
Julia Roberts
Some Tips:
1. Change the font to a sans serif. (Berlin Sans FB)
2. Change the title row to Bold, Centered and MERGED.
3. Center the table horizontally.
Nana’s Favorite Actresses
Demi Moore
Jodi Foster
Megan Ryan
Sandra Bullock
Melanie Griffith
Meryl Streep
Nicole Kidman
Julia Roberts
4. Save as xx Table actress
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Name: _____________________________________
Keyboarding
Date: _______________________
xx Schedule
TABLES
 TABLES
1.
Create a table. 3 columns and 5 rows.
2.
Enter the data below
Course Name
Location
Word 1
Conference Room A
Word 2
Conference Room A
Excel 3
Conference Room B
Intro to the Internet
Media Lab
3. Insert two new rows after Word 2 and add:
a. Word 3, Conference Room A, 8:30 – 11:45
b. Excel 2, Conference Room B, 3:00 – 4:30
4.

TABLES
Time
8:30 – 11:45
1:30 – 3:30
8:30 – 11:45
1:30 – 3:30
Insert another new row on top of Course Name
a. Merge Cells
b. Enter: Fall Semester Schedule
5.
Insert a new column between Location and Time, Insert the following:
a. Days
Monday, Wednesday
Monday, Wednesday
Tuesday, Thursday
Tuesday, Thursday
Tuesday, Thursday
Monday, Wednesday
Friday
6. Adjust the column width according to the text. Make it look NICE!
7.
Center all text in Columns B, C, D.
8.
Change the font of the Heading and Title to make it stand out.
9.
Change the color of the column, TIME; you don’t want to be late for class.
HOW DO YOU TAB INSIDE OF A CELL???


Set the Tab first
Use Ctrl + TAB
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