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[h=2]Editing Tables
[h=5]To Delete Rows:
Select the row(s) you want to delete
- Choose Table
Delete
Rows. OR
- Right-click and choose Delete Rows from the shortcut menu.
[h=2]Editing Tables
[h=5]If you Select a Single Table Cell Rather than an Entire Row:
Choose
Table
Delete
Cells from the menu bar. The
Delete Cells dialog box appears
Click
Shift cells left, Shift cells up, Delete entire row, or Delete entire column.
[h=2]Editing Tables
[h=5]To Insert a Column:
Position the mouse pointer where you want to column to be located.
Choose
Table
Insert
Insert Columns to the Right or Insert Columns to the Left.
[h=2]Editing Tables
[h=3]Changing Column and Cell Widths
You may need to adjust the size of columns and cells.
[h=2]Editing Tables
[h=5]To Adjust Columns and Cell Width:
Hover the insertion point over the border between the row and column.
The insertion point changes to a
double-headed arrow.
Drag the border in either direction.
To automatically adjust the size, Choose
Table
AutoFit
AutoFit to Contents.
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[h=4]AutoFormat
Like using Word's style templates to format your
work? AutoFormat provides several formats that you can apply easily
[h=2]Editing Tables
[h=5]To use AutoFormat:
Create your table.
Click anywhere in the table and choose
Table
Table AutoFormat. The
Table AutoFormat dialog box appears.
You can apply fonts, colors, borders, and shading using AutoFormat. Scroll through
the various formats and
check and uncheck the options in the "
Formats to
Apply" and "
Apply special Formats to" sections. Check out your changes using the Preview box
Click
OK.
[h=2]Editing Tables
[h=3]Adding Borders and Shading
Want to give your table your own decorative touch? You can adjust AutoFormats
(
using the checkboxes in the AutoFormats dialog box) or start with a clean slate
To start from scratch, create a table and open the
Tables and Borders
toolbar by choosing
View
Toolbars
Tables and Borders
The Line Style, Line Weight, and Border Color buttons all format
table cell borders.
[h=2]Editing Tables
[h=5]To Change Line Style or Line Weight
:
Click the drop down arrows (next to the buttons) to view and select from the list of choices.
The mouse pointer turns into a pencil
.
Trace the line you want to change.
Click anywhere outside the table to change to pencil back into the I-beam.
[h=2]Editing Tables
[h=5]To Change the Border Color:
Click the drop down arrow next to the
Border Color button. A color menu appears.
Select a color. The I-beam becomes the pencil.
Using the pencil,
trace the borders that you want to color. Don't miss any areas or the color will not be applied.
[h=2]Editing Tables
[h=5]To Apply Shading:
Select or place the insertion point inside the cell(s) you want shaded.
Click the
Shading Color button drop down arrow. A shading color menu appears.
Click on a color. Your cell(s) are automatically shaded.
[h=2]Editing Tables
[h=3]Did You Know?
The Tables and Borders dialog box's features are not limited to
tables. You can apply these features to any block of text in a word document. Try it.
[h=2]Drawing Objects
[h=3]Introduction
[h=4]By the end of this lesson, learners should be able to:
Use drawing objects
[h=2]Drawing Objects
[h=3]Introduction to Word Graphics
There are two different types of graphics you can use to give some pizzazz to your Word documents.
[h=5]They are:
Drawing objects: a graphic that is part of a Microsoft Word document.
AND
Pictures: graphics that were created from another file.
In this lesson, you'll learn about
Drawing objects.
[h=2]Drawing Objects
[h=5]Drawing objects include:
AutoShapes: including Lines, Curves, and Textboxes
WordArt drawing objects
You can change and enhance drawing objects using the
Drawing toolbar.
[h=2]Drawing Objects
[h=3]Create Drawing ObjectsAccess Word's drawing tools on the
Drawing toolbar.
Choose
View
Toolbars
Drawing.
OR
Right-click on any toolbar and select drawing.
OR
Click the
Drawing button on the
Standard toolbar.
The
Drawing toolbar has two sets of drawing tools: AutoShapes and WordArt.
[h=2]Drawing Objects
[h=4]AutoShapes
Use AutoShapes to insert lines, scribbles, basic shapes, and text boxes into your presentation.
[h=2]Drawing Objects
[h=5]To access AutoShapes:
Choose
View
Toolbars
Drawing. The
Drawing toolbar opens.
Choose an
AutoShape from the
AutoShape drop down menu.
OR
Click any of the
drawing tools in the first group of buttons.
.
The mouse pointer changes to a crosshair
.
Drag the crosshair from a starting point until the object is the desired size.
Release the mouse button to end the drawing object and turn off the Drawing tool.
Hold the
Shift key down to create straight lines, perfect circles, or perfect squares.
Autoshapes are inserted (on their own layer) with the
In front of text wrapping style applied.
[h=2]Drawing Objects
[h=3]WordArt Drawing Objects
The second set of drawing tools on the Drawing toolbar allows you
to create a graphic object from text. Using WordArt, you can create
interesting graphics for your document. WordArt can even be shadowed, skewed, rotated, and stretched
Here are just a few examples of what WordArt allows you to do:
[h=2]Drawing Objects
[h=5]To Insert WordArt:
Place the insertion point where you would like to insert WordArt. ·
Click the
WordArt button on the
Drawing toolbar
.
The
WordArt gallery opens.
Choose (click) a WordArt style.
The
Edit WordArt Text dialog box appears. Edit the font, size, and style.
Click OK.
Autoshapes are inserted (on their own layer) with the
In front of text wrapping style applied.