Tables

Tables are really useful in many ways. Tables in word should only be used in relation to text - if you would like to add calculations to a table I would suggest you use an excel spread sheet.
 * Working with Tables in Word**

Cli ** WORKING WITH TABLES USING WORD 2007 **
 * 1) Open a blank word document
 * 2) Return down a couple of times to give yourself some blank space to insert a title later if you wish
 * 3) Choose Insert and then choose table
 * 4) On the arrow down choose INSERT TABLE
 * 5) Choose how many rows and columns you would like. If you don’t get this quite right you can add columns or rows later.
 * ** FONT COLOUR ** ||  |||| ** MERGING MORE THAN ONE CELL ** ||||||||   ||
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 * 1) To add a row – right click on your mouse and choose insert row
 * 2) To add a column – right click on your mouse and choose insert column
 * 3) Don’t be boring with your table – once you have the contents in there shade some of the columns by clicking on the paintpot and choose a colour
 * 4) Change your text by choosing the text font colour
 * 5) If you have a long word which you wish to spread along columns first of all highlight the columns and then choose right click on your mouse and merge the cells
 * 6) If you would like to delete some of the lines within your cells click on the line tool and select the border you wish to remove
 * 7) If you wish to make your rows a little bigger than they default to – right click on your mouse and choose table properties. In there under row and column you can personalise your measurements.
 * 8) If you wish to split a cell into multiples – click on the cell – right click – choose split cell and then tell it how many columns you would like within that cell
 * 9) Remember you can left and right align text within each cell. Numbers always look better aligned to the right hand side.
 * 10) At the very minimum you should be aiming to produce a simple table like the one below.
 * 1) At the very minimum you should be aiming to produce a simple table like the one below.

** Accommodation Costs **

|| ** Location **
 * ** Length of Stay ** ||  ** One Night **  ||  ** Total **  ||
 * San Francisco Hotel ||  5 nights   ||   $200.00   || ||
 * Anaheim Plaza ||  3 nights   ||   $250.00   || ||
 * Pan Pacific, San Diego ||  2 nights   ||   $450.00   || ||
 * Honolulu Surf ||  2 nights   ||   $320.00   || ||
 * Quality Hotel, Orlando ||  3 nights   ||   $275.00   || ||