revealing borders of the table (in 2007 the table is created using borders. 2003 only shows you the invisible gridlines.) You could instead choose Insert Table or Draw Table
Typing information in your table Now, you are ready to type your information in the cells. To move to the next cell, you simply click on the Tab key. When you are the end of the line don’t hit the enter key – I know you want to, but don’t. Hit the tab key instead. This will move the cursor to the first cell of the next line. If you get to the last cell of the last line and you realize you would like another row, you hit the tab key again. This gives you another row just like the one before it.
Changing the structure It might look pretty good now, but what if you discover the cell is not wide enough? By default, text is moved to another line in the same cell if the column is not wide enough. When you click in the table anywhere you will notice on the ruler at the top you have blocks that separate the columns. You can click on one and drag it to widen the column to the left. You can autofit it by double-clicking on the line to the right of the column.
One of my favorite tips is using your right mouse button. By clicking the right mouse button in the right location, you get the right menu. This action is great on a table. Say you created too
Table Using Tabs Only First Name Last Name Phone Number
Bill Janet
Smith Doe
704.111.2222 888.333.4444
Table Using Table Grid First Name Last Name Phone Number Bill
Smith Jane Doe 704.111.2222
City
Charlotte New York
City Charlotte 888.333.4444 New York
many rows and you don’t need them. Just selecting them and choosing the delete key will only remove any text in the cells. It doesn’t remove the structure of the rows.
Put the cursor to the left of the row you want to delete and click. This will highlight the row. Click with your right mouse button IN the selection and choose Delete Row from the menu. To delete multiple rows you can click in the margin to the left of the first row and drag down to select multiple rows. Right click in the selection and choose Delete Rows from the menu.
Deleting columns using the same method except to select the column you are looking for the little black arrow pointing down on the column you wish to remove.
Deleting the whole table is a little different. While hovering over the table
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