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Basic ComputingTable Formatting in Word |
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To create a table, please refer to the Tables handout. This page discusses the tools from the Tables & Borders Toolbar that are commonly used. As with other Toolbars, you can access this from the Menu bar: View -> Toolbars -> Tables & Borders. To activate dropdowns, click on the arrow on the right of the dropdown menu. Gridlines and Shading ColorThe Draw Table tool (the button on the far left that looks like a pencil) and Eraser tool (to the right of the Draw Table tool) have opposite functions. ![]() Draw Table adds or alters a table's gridlines. First, pick a line type from the Line Style dropdown, a line weight from the Line Weight dropdown, and a line color from the Border Color dropdown. Then:
To delete one or more gridlines, click on the Eraser tool and drag your mouse pointer along the line/s you want to remove.
Cell Content Alignment and DirectionYou can adjust left-to-right alignment the same way you would regular paragraph text: select the text you want to change and click the correct paragraph alignment button in the Formatting Toolbar.
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