Tables

• This is Chapter 3, Sections 1 and 2.
• A table is a grid, a collection of rows and columns.
• Where cells are formed where the rows and columns intersect.
• Tables are at times useful.
  • Presenting table data
  • Grouping Items
    • Captions and figures tend to not stay in a group as they are moved.
    • Building a One column, two row table to hold the image and the caption keeps things grouped as they should be.
• Tables are built from the Insert tab, Tables group.
• There are many ways to create a table.
• Build one for the class topics for the next three weeks.
• Draw a table and insert a picture and a caption.
• Insert and delete rows.
• Split and merge cells.
• Adjusting row and column width
• Context dependent Table Tools tabs (Design and Layout)
• Formatting Table text.

Advanced Table Features

• Microsoft has started to add excel like features to tables in word.
• You can perform simple computations.
• Start by pasting data from this table as text.
  • Convert it to a table in word.
  • Add a row, compute average.
  • Add a row, compute total
• I am not the most excited about this part.
• Highlight the titles and data (but not totals)
  • Sort by City/Town/etc...
  • Sort by Municipal Type then by City/Town/etc...
  • I'm more excited about this.