Vocabulary - Word Part 4 Working with Tables

table

Holds information in rows and columns and is useful for aligning this information side-by-side

Cell Alignment

Use this icon to vertically and horizontally align text in cells.

Row Height

Use this icon to determine the row height of selected cells.

Column Width

Use this icon to determine the column width of selected cells

Select Tool

Use the drop-down menu to select the current cell, row, column, or entire table

Merge Cells

Use this icon to merge the selected cells into one cell.

split cells

Use this icon to split the current cell into multiple cells

Insert Above

Use this icon to add a new row directly above the current row.

Insert Below

Use this icon to add a new row directly below the current row

delete

Use this icon to delete a cell, column, row, or table

Insert Left

Use this icon to add a new column directly to the left of the current column

Insert Right

Use this icon to add a new column directly to the right of the current column

Shading

Use the drop-down menu to change the color behind the selected text, paragraph, or table cell

Resize table

Use the resizing handle to change the size of the table.

Borders

Use the drop-down menu to add or remove borders from your selection.

Cell Margins

Use this icon to customize the margins within a cell and the space between cells

Table Styles

Use these icons to quickly apply or change the visual style of your table.

Text Direction

Use this icon to change the text direction within the selected cells

sort

Use this icon to arrange the current selection in alphabetical or numerical order. It is especially useful if you're trying to organize data in a table.

Quick Tables

Use the Quick Tables gallery to add built-in tables to your document.

AutoFit

Use this drop-down menu to automatically resize the columns in your table.

Split table

Use this icon to split a table into two tables.

Repeat Header Rows

Use this icon to repeat the first row of a table on each new page when the table continues to another page.

formula

Use this icon to launch the Formula dialog box, which allows you to add a formula to a cell to perform mathematical calculations.

F9

Use this key to update the results in a cell that contains a formula.

Formula Dialog Box

Use the drop-down menus in this dialog box to see the suggested formula or to create your own formula.

Excel spreadsheet

Use the Table drop-down menu to insert an Excel spreadsheet into your document.

fill

Use this drop-down menu to automatically fill neighboring cells with a continuous pattern or formula.

AutoSum

Use this drop-down menu to select common Excel functions such as SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, and MAX that allow you to perform calculations to adjacent cells

Number format

Use this drop-down menu to format your cells as Accounting, Percentage, Currency, Date, or Time

object

Use this drop-down menu to insert text from another file or an embedded object, such as a table or an Excel chart.