Secondly, you can вЂњInsert Table,вЂќ which means you just input the number of columns and rows and how you want the column to вЂњAutoFit.вЂќ If you choose fixed column width, you can select вЂњautoвЂќ or you can assign a size. With your table now placed into your document, you can set out about formatting it, which weвЂ™ll cover shortly. In the screenshot, you see we trace out a 6 x 5 table, which is previewed in the document. The fast way is to simply trace out the table you want using the provided grid. Here you see a grid that allows you to quickly spec out a table but you can also insert, draw, or pick from some predefined вЂњQuick TablesвЂќ. When you click on the вЂњTablesвЂќ button on the вЂњInsertвЂќ tab, youвЂ™re given several options. They are very simple to insert and manipulate in Word. Tables are a tried-and-true method of presenting data in rows and columns.

One of the most common formatting elements you will use in Microsoft Word are tables, so much so that itвЂ™s probably a surprise we arenвЂ™t covering them until now!

Working with Pictures, Shapes, and GraphicsД«y now, you should be very well acquainted with getting your documents up to a level where you can adjust the tabbing and indenting, paragraph alignments, line spacing, and create quick, customized lists.В If you need a refresher of what weвЂ™ve covered so far, you should check out Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 so you can bring yourself up to speed.

Paragraph Formatting and Creating Lists.

Problems with table formatting in word