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10. Creating Tables

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use tables in your documents, including:

• Adding a basic table

• Customizing tables

• Performing calculations in tables

• Using table headers and footers

• Table cell formatting

Another type of element you can add to either word processing or page layout documents is a table of numbers or information. You can also add a chart—either a line or bar graph or a pie chart. These can fit into your document like an image or a shape, or they can comprise the entire document.

Adding a Basic Table

Tables are little spreadsheets, similar to what you would create in Numbers or Microsoft Excel. You ...