Word 2016 Use a Table for That!

Lesson 1 – Working with Tables

Word 2016

E XERCISE

W ORKING WITH T ABLES

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T ASK Create and work with tables and table text.

1. If necessary, create a new, blank document. Display the paragraph marks and the Insert tab. 2. Use the Table button in the Tables group to insert the Quick Table Tabular List . 3. Overwrite the existing entries with the following text, using either the mouse or the keyboard to move from cell to cell:

Representative

Clothing Line

Stephanie J. Smith

Gymnastics

Nathan T. Brown

Martial Arts

4. Select the six rows that are not needed. 5. Select the Layout tab under the title Table Tools . Use the Delete button in the Rows & Columns group to delete the selected rows. 6. Insert two blank lines above the table and type the title Presentation Assignments in the top line. Bold and center the title. 7. Using the mouse, go to the top, right cell of the table. Then, using the keyboard, go to the lower, left cell. 8. Select the Design tab under the title Table Tools . Use the Table Styles gallery to reformat the table. 9. Use the Table Styles gallery to remove all table formatting. ( Hint: Select Clear .) 10. Select the Layout tab. Use the View Gridlines button in the Table group to show the table gridlines. 11. Use the Draw Table button in the Draw Borders group on the Design tab to add two more rows to the table. 12. Open EQUIPTBL.DOCX . 13. Select the contents of the entire document. 14. Display the Insert tab. 15. Use the Table button in the Tables group to convert the selected text into a table. Use the tilde character ( ~ ) as the text separator (type it in the Other text box). Word should suggest two columns. If necessary, select a fixed column

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