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CS165 W2 Lecture

Word allows users to create tables to organize information in documents. Tables can be created using preset rows and columns or drawn freeform to accommodate specialized forms with varying cell sizes, such as purchase orders. To draw a freeform table, users select the Draw Table option after clicking Table under the Insert tab. They then click and drag to draw the outer boundaries of the table and individual cells, with the ability to undo and redo cell placements as needed.

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CS165 W2 Lecture

Word allows users to create tables to organize information in documents. Tables can be created using preset rows and columns or drawn freeform to accommodate specialized forms with varying cell sizes, such as purchase orders. To draw a freeform table, users select the Draw Table option after clicking Table under the Insert tab. They then click and drag to draw the outer boundaries of the table and individual cells, with the ability to undo and redo cell placements as needed.

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Overview

When most people think about tables, they do not think of their use in a
word processing program such as Microsoft Word. However, they can be
quite useful to help illustrate content directly in your document. Within
Word, tables are most often created by using the Insert tab, and sometimes
they are copied in from a program such as Microsoft Excel.
In addition to creating tables with uniform rows and columns, you might
want to draw a freeform table at some point in time. You might ask why
would I want or need to do this? The answer is that there might be
occasions where you require a table structure that has rows and columns of
varying sizes on specialized forms. This could apply to forms such as
purchase orders or expense forms.

Inserting a Table
hen creating a table in this way, you will access the option by first
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going to the INSERT tab, clicking Table in the Tables group, and the

selecting the Draw Table option. Once in this mode, you should start by
placing the pointer in the top left corner of where you would like your
table to begin. While left-clicking in that location, hold down and drag the
pointer to where you would like the lower right corner of the table to be.
Once you have your primary table box, you can then essentially draw in
the locations of the other cells and columns in a way that fits your needs.
If you make a mistake or do not like the way one comes out, you can
always back up by clicking the Undo button in the upper left hand corner
of Word.

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