**Tabs, Tables, Etc.

Ms. Macias

Computer Science

Summer 2008

Under Paragraph Group, select the Dialog Box Launcher. Under the Indents and Spacing Tab, select the Tab Button.

Insert tabs as desired, selecting the appropriate alignment (left, right, center, decimal) and leader (characters before the tab; none, ……, ------, etc.)

Remember to CLEAR ALL after completing document to return to the DEFAULT Tabs.

Word allows you to easily insert tables into your document and change the borders, shading, cell size, etc. to make the table more appealing and applicable to your task.

Open Word 2007. Type: Table A On the INSERT TAB, point to TABLE,

and select the table dimensions (how many columns and rows.) Let’s select 4 columns by 4 rows.

Word inserts the table wherever your cursor was located in your document.

Table Tools, Design tab will automatically appear in your Ribbon.

Select the Light Grid Design (3rd row, 2nd column)

Click on the “Layout” subtab on the Table Tools Tab of your Ribbon.

This is where formatting icons are located applicable to your table.

Right clicking on the cells you wish to change brings up a menu with some of the following options: Paste Insert Delete cellsMerge or Split CellsBorders and ShadingText DirectionCell AlignmentAutoFit Table Properties

Select cells A1 through D1 (first row) Let’s create a 3 inch border around these cells. Right click and select Borders and Shading Under Width select 3 pt On the right side of the dialog box, click

“empty” 3 borders (top, left, and right) to create the heavy border around these 4 cells.

Now let’s create a heavy border in between these 4 cells. Select the first row, right click, borders, 3 pt, and click on the middle line on the right side of the dialog box diagram.

Cells A1- D1: Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors

Center, Bold, Font 14 for cells A1-D1.

Cells A2 – D2: 3.8, 3.7, 3.8, 3.5 Center, Font 12 for cells A2 – D2. Cells A3 – D3: 150, 132, 143, 112 Center, Font 9 for cells A3 – D3. Cells A4 – D3: 30, 32, 35, 40 Bold, Highlight, Font 12 for cells A4

– D3.

We need a column to allow for titles along the left side of the table

Select the Freshman column by moving the mouse above the first cell until a downward arrow appears. Click to select our column.

Right Click and point to Insert. Select Insert column to the left.

Now you have a new column. Leave the first cell blank. 2nd cell: Type GPA (center and bold) 3rd cell: Type Number of Students (center bold

and text wrap – 2 lines) 4th cell: Type AWPM (center and bold)

Select the new cell A1 Right click Remove the upper and left side border,

and APPLY TO CELL

Type: Table B Insert a table on the Insert Tab under

Table, select Insert Table. Select 4 columns by 4 rows and 1.2

column width. Right click table and select Table

Properties. Click on the cell tab and select CENTER

Vertical alignment Under the Table tab select AROUND

Text Wrapping

Select Borders and Shading Apply ALL Setting, with a Red, Dashed,

4 ½ pt border to the Table. Click Ok, then OK. Move the entire table immediately to

the right of “Table B.” Select cells A2:B3 Right click and click

on Merge Cells. Right click and select Text Direction.

Click on the lower left box. Click OK. Right Click and select Cell Alignment,

and select Center. Type: DESK

Select cells C2:D3, Merge, center cell alignment, and Text Direction sideways in the opposite direction as the cell to the left.

Type: Table

Now you have the necessary skills to complete Word Assignments #6 and #7.

****Please save to the H drive.****