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DRAW TABLE
DRAW TABLE
You can draw a complex table for example, one that contains cells (Cell: A box formed by the
intersection of a row and a column in a worksheet or a table, in
which you enter the information) of different heights or a
varying number of columns per row.
1. Place the cursor at the place where you want the
table.
2. Click on Insert tab.
3. Select the Table Group.
4. Click on Table.
4. Click on Draw Table .Now the pointer changes to a
pencil.
5. To define the outer boundaries of the table, draw a
rectangle.
6. Draw columns and rows inside the table.
7. To erase a line or block of lines, click on Eraser
option, under the Table Tools, on Design tab in the Draw
Borders group.
INSERTING TABLE
You can create a table by two ways in
MSWord.
FIRST METHOD
1. Place the cursor at the place
where you want table.
2. Click on Insert menu.
3. In the Tables group Click on
Table.
4. Click on Insert Table. Insert
Table dialog box will appear.
5. Specify the number of rows & columns required. Now a table gets created on the
screen.
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SECOND METHOD
1. Place the cursor at the place where you
want table.
2. Click on Insert menu.
3. In the Table group click on Table.
4. Drag the mouse to choose the number
of rows & Number of columns and then click
on it. A table will create in the Screen.
INSERTING COLUMNS & ROWS
After creating a table, you can easily add any desired number of rows and columns in a table.
To insert column do the following steps:
1. Select the column where you want to insert new column.
2. Click right button of mouse.
3. Click on Insert.
4. Click on Insert Columns to the Right and Insert Columns to the Left option.
To insert rows do the following steps:
1. Select the rows where you want to insert new rows.
2. Click right button of mouse.
3. Click on Insert.
4. Click on Insert Rows Above or Insert Rows Below.
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DELETING COLUMNS AND ROWS
To delete columns, follow these steps:
1. Select the column that you want to
delete. Optionally, select multiple columns to
delete them all at the same time.
2. Right click the button of mouse.
3. Click on Delete Cells option.
4. Select Delete Entire Column.
To delete rows, follow these steps:
1. Select the rows that you want to delete.
Optionally, select multiple rows to delete them all
at the same time.
2. Right click the button of mouse.
3. Click on Delete Cells option.
4. Select Delete Entire Row.
