go2016 word 5 - using advanced table features

GO! with Microsoft Word 2016

ComprehensiveGaskin Vargas

Word – Chapter 5Using Advanced Table Features

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Objectives• Create and Apply a Custom

Table Style• Format Cells• Use Advanced Table Features•Modify Table Properties• Use Freeform Drawing Tools

in a Table

• Use Nested Tables• Insert an Excel Spreadsheet


Creating a Custom Table Style


Creating a Table Style from Formatting and Splitting a Table


Applying a Table Style


Table Style Commands


Merging and Splitting Cells


Positioning Text Within Cells


Sorting a Table by Category


Converting Text to a Table


Using AutoFit


Using Formulas in Tables


Adding Captions in Word


Text Wrapping around a Table


Drawing a Freeform Table


Adding Rows and Columns in a Table


Merging Cells in a Table


Removing Cell Borders


Gridlines in a Table


Inserting Pictures into a Table


Changing Text Direction


Distributing Rows and Columns


Shading Table Cells


Changing Cell Margins and Spacing


Using the Border Painter


Inserting a Nested Table


Adding Alternative Text to a Table


Inserting an Excel Spreadsheet


Summary• Create a table style to

standardize the appearance of multiple tables in a document.• Word has advanced table

features that allow you to merge and split cells. • The Draw Table feature allows

you to draw and edit your own table.

• You can insert a table within a table which is called a nested table.• To perform simple or complex

calculations within a document insert an Excel Spreadsheet.


Questions ?


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