Inserting a table in Word.

Tables in a document can represent a weekly calendar, monthly calendar, listing of iems with prices and descriptions, and much more.  There are several main methods for inserting a table.  One is the key command sequence Alt a i t and then tabbing to set up the columns and rows.  A second method is to use the "INSERT" tab of the Word ribbon.  You can go into the table you created by using your down or up arrow keys, and once you are in the table you can type in a cell, hit Tab one time, type in the next cell, and so on.  If you hit Enter in a cell, it make the whole row you are on wider (not the column, but the row).  If you are in the last cell of the table you created and decide you need another row, hit the Tab key one time and the new row is created, and you are place in the first cell on the left in the new row.

Columns go up and down.
Rows go left to right.
Tab moves you forward through the cells.
Shift Tab moves you backward through the cells.
Control Shift arrow keys highlights more than one cell.
You can use up or down arrow keys to move out of the table, and back into the table.

Do the following to develop you skills for inserting a table in Word.

Key Command (Alt a i t) Method

1.  Open Word.
2.  Press and hold down the Control key and tap the letter e to center the title.
3.  Type "My Table" (without the quotes).
4.  Hit Enter one time.  You can either leave centering on, or use the Control l key command to left align the document.
5.  Press and hold down the Alt key and hit the letter a.
6.  Release the Alt key.
7.  Type the letter i
8.  Type the letter t and a box comes up where you place in the "Number of columns" box.  Type the number you want--do not hit Enter.
9.  Hit Tab one time and you are in the "Number of rows" box.  Type the number of rows you want.  You can hit Enter at this time to create the table, or you can Tab further down to do things like fixing auto width and auto fitting to contents.
10.  Let's say you have hit the Enter key and the table is created--you are now in the first cell at the top left on the table.  Type a word.
11.  Hit Tab one time.
12.  Type a word.
13.  Hit Tab one time.
14.  Press and hold down the Shift key and hit Tab one time to move back one cell to the left.  The contents of that cell are highlighted.  Type a different word.
15.  Hit Tab one time.
16.  Press and hold down the Shift key and hit Tab one time and you are back one cell with the contents highlighted.
17.  Let's say that you want to add something to what is highlighted in the cell.  Hit right arrow one time, type your addition, and then hit Tab to move to the next cell.
18.  Hit Tab repeatedly to move to the end of the table.  You are in the last cell on the bottom right of the table.  Hit Tab one more time and you will be in a new row, in the first cell on the left.
19.  Hit down arrow one time and you are out of the table.
20.  Up arrow back into the table and move to a blank cell.
21.  Hit the Applications key one time and you are in a menu that allws you do do things like add columns and rows, and many other things.
21.  Hit the Escape key one time.
22.  Press and hold down the Shift key and right arrow a few times and this group of cells will be highlighted.
23.  Hit the Applications key one time.
24.  Down arrow through the menu to "Merge Cells."
25.  Hit Enter one time and you have merged the highlighted cells into one single larger cell.

Ribbon Method

1.  Hit the Alt key one time.
2.  Right arrow to the "INSERT" tab of the Word ribbon.
3.  Down arrow one time.
4.  Hit Tab until you hear "Table."
5.  Hit Enter one time.
6.  Right arrow until you have the number of columns you want.
7.  Down arrow until you have the number of rows you want.
8.  Hit Enter one time to create the table.  You will be placed in the first cell of the table at the top left.


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