
LESSON 10
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Creating Tables
Review questions
1 What are the advantages of using tables rather than just typing text and using tabs to
separate the columns?
2 When might you get an overset cell?
3 What tool is used most frequently when you work with tables?
Review answers
1 Tables give you much more flexibility and are far easier to format. In a table, text can
wrap within a cell, so you don’t have to add extra lines to accommodate cells with many
words. Also, you can assign styles to individual rows, columns, and cells, including
character styles and even paragraph styles, because each cell is considered a separate
paragraph.
2 Overset cells occur when ...