**Tabs, Tables, Etc.
Ms. Macias
Computer Science
Summer 2008
 Under
Paragraph Group, select the Dialog
Box Launcher. Under the Indents and Spacing
Tab, select the Tab Button.
 Insert tabs as desired, selecting the
appropriate alignment (left, right, center,
decimal) and leader (characters before the
tab; none, ……, ------, etc.)
 Remember to CLEAR ALL after completing
document to return to the DEFAULT Tabs.
 Word
allows you to easily insert tables into
your document and change the borders,
shading, cell size, etc. to make the table
more appealing and applicable to your task.
 Open Word 2007.
 Type: Table A
 On the INSERT TAB, point to TABLE, and
select the table dimensions (how many
columns and rows.) Let’s select 4 columns
by 4 rows.
 Word inserts the table wherever your cursor
was located in your document.
 Table
Tools, Design tab will automatically
appear in your Ribbon.
 Select the Light Grid Design (3rd row, 2nd
column)
 Click on the “Layout” subtab on the Table
Tools Tab of your Ribbon.
 This is where formatting icons are located
applicable to your table.
 Right
clicking on the cells you wish to change
brings up a menu with some of the following
options:
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Paste
Insert
Delete cells
Merge or Split Cells
Borders and Shading
Text Direction
Cell Alignment
AutoFit
Table Properties
Select cells A1 through D1 (first row)
 Let’s create a 3 inch border around these cells.
 Right click and select Borders and Shading
 Under Width select 3 pt
 On the right side of the dialog box, click
“empty” 3 borders (top, left, and right) to
create the heavy border around these 4 cells.
 Now let’s create a heavy border in between
these 4 cells. Select the first row, right click,
borders, 3 pt, and click on the middle line on
the right side of the dialog box diagram.
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 Cells
A1- D1: Freshman, Sophomores,
Juniors, Seniors
 Center, Bold, Font 14 for cells A1-D1.
 Cells A2 – D2: 3.8, 3.7, 3.8, 3.5
 Center, Font 12 for cells A2 – D2.
 Cells A3 – D3: 150, 132, 143, 112
 Center, Font 9 for cells A3 – D3.
 Cells A4 – D3: 30, 32, 35, 40
 Bold, Highlight, Font 12 for cells A4 – D3.
We need a column to allow for titles along the
left side of the table
 Select the Freshman column by moving the
mouse above the first cell until a downward
arrow appears. Click to select our column.
 Right Click and point to Insert. Select Insert
column to the left.
 Now you have a new column.
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Leave the first cell blank.
 2nd cell: Type GPA (center and bold)
 3rd cell: Type Number of Students (center bold and
text wrap – 2 lines)
 4th cell: Type AWPM (center and bold)
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 Select
the new cell A1
 Right click
 Remove the upper and left side border, and
APPLY TO CELL
 Type:
Table B
 Insert a table on the Insert Tab under Table,
select Insert Table.
 Select 4 columns by 4 rows and 1.2 column
width.
 Right click table and select Table
Properties.
 Click on the cell tab and select CENTER
Vertical alignment
 Under the Table tab select AROUND Text
Wrapping
 Select
Borders and Shading
 Apply ALL Setting, with a Red, Dashed, 4 ½
pt border to the Table.
 Click Ok, then OK.
 Move the entire table immediately to the
right of “Table B.”
 Select cells A2:B3 Right click and click on
Merge Cells.
 Right click and select Text Direction. Click
on the lower left box. Click OK.
 Right Click and select Cell Alignment, and
select Center. Type: DESK
 Select
cells C2:D3, Merge, center cell
alignment, and Text Direction sideways in
the opposite direction as the cell to the left.
 Type: Table
Now you have the necessary skills to
complete Word Assignments #6 and #7.
****Please save to the H drive.****