Columns Under the Page Layout ribbon, there is a button called Columns. When you click it, some options will appear. You can give your paper two columns, three, or you can choose to have a small column appear on the left or right side of your text. To have more than three columns, or to customize the width of your columns, click More Columns at the bottom of the list to see more options. Columns by default apply to your entire at any point you would like to document.” If document, but you can make them begin go from columns back to a single document, only after a certain point in the document. go back to Columns, click “More Columns,” the drop change your column number to one and Click “More Columns” and use down list at the select point at the bottom. Select “From this “From this forward” point of bottom. forward” instead “whole Tables Tables can make it easy to compare multiple pieces of information, or communicate that information quickly and accurately. To insert a table, click on the and click on the button that says This will Insert ribbon Table. give you a drop down menu with many blocks. Highlight these blocks (by moving your arrow over them) to indicate how many columns and rows your table needs. Once you have highlighted the amount of squares you want, just click your mouse and the table will be inserted at your insertion point. There are also other ways to insert tables into Microsoft word. Instead of highlighting the blocks, you could also click the button that says and then indicate how many rows and Insert Table columns the table should have when prompted. Or if you already have a table created in Microsoft Excel, you can click Excel Spreadsheet to insert that table into word. Lastly, hover your mouse over the Quick Tables button to see a menu of pre-made tables that are more stylized. Once you have inserted your table, Design and Layout ribbons will appear. Use these to customize your table by adding colors, borders, merging cells, etc. Note the button in the Sort Data section. We will use this in our exercise later. This allows you to sort the information in your table alphabetically by whichever column you choose. Note: to always give your tables headers, like the table above. This helps MS It’s important Word determine where your information begins and what type of information it is. This will be useful in using the Mail Merge feature later. Exercise 1: Create a Table
Columns Under the Page Layout ribbon, there is a button called Columns. When you click it, some options will appear. You can give your paper two columns, three, or you can choose to have a small column appear on the left or right side of your text. To have more than three columns, or to customize the width of your columns, click More Columns at the bottom of the list to see more options. Columns by default apply to your entire document, but you can make them begin only after a certain point in the document. Click “More Columns” and use the drop down list at the bottom. Select “From this point forward” instead of “whole document.” If at any point you would like to go from columns back to a single document, go back to Columns, click “More Columns,” change your column number to one and select “From this point forward” at the bottom. Tables Tables can make it easy to compare multiple pieces of information, or communicate that information quickly and accurately. To insert a table, click on the Insert ribbon and click on the button that says Table. This will give you a drop down menu with many blocks. Highlight these blocks (by moving your arrow over them) to indicate how many columns and rows your table needs. Once you have highlighted the amount of squares you want, just click your mouse and the table will be inserted at your insertion point. There are also other ways to insert tables into Microsoft word. Instead of highlighting the blocks, you could also click the button that says Insert Table and then indicate how many rows and columns the table should have when prompted. Or if you already have a table created in Microsoft Excel, you can click Excel Spreadsheet to insert that table into word. Lastly, hover your mouse over the Quick Tables button to see a menu of pre-made tables that are more stylized. Once you have inserted your table, Design and Layout ribbons will appear. Use these to customize your table by adding colors, borders, merging cells, etc. Note the Sort button in the Data section. We will use this in our exercise later. This allows you to sort the information in your table alphabetically by whichever column you choose. Note: It’s important to always give your tables headers, like the table above. This helps MS Word determine where your information begins and what type of information it is. This will be useful in using the Mail Merge feature later. Exercise 1: Create a Table
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