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Microsoft 365 Word For Professionals For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Dan Gookin
May 2025
Beginner
416 pages
9h 28m
English
For Dummies
Content preview from Microsoft 365 Word For Professionals For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 3

Terrific Tables

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Placing text in a table

Bullet Adding rows and columns

Bullet Adjusting the table size

Bullet Setting text alignment and direction

Bullet Formatting a table

Bullet Sorting table rows

Bullet Performing table math

To best organize information in a grid, shove a table into your document. Word’s table creation cup overflows with options, formatting choices, and superpowers you probably weren’t aware of or just didn’t care about — until now.

  • Word’s table commands are not a substitute for using a spreadsheet like Excel. Truly, if you need information organized into a grid, use Excel and not Word.
  • See Chapter 8 for information on the frightening prospect of inserting an Excel worksheet into a Word document.

Cobble Together a Table

Basic information on creating a table is found in my ...

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ISBN: 9781394323869