Chapter 19
Able Tables
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding tables in Word
Building a table
Converting between text and a table
Selecting items in a table
Setting text alignment
Adding or inserting rows and columns
Applying table quick styles
Putting a caption on the table
Writing is a linear task. Characters flow into words, which flow into sentences, which form paragraphs. You start reading here and end up there. That’s how it works — until the information you’re trying to organize is best presented in a grid. Then you must summon a table.
Put a Table in Your Document
In olden times, writers used the Tab key to build a table and rows and columns. They would set various and clever tab stops ...
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