Inserting & formatting tables in Word 365 (2024)

IN THIS COURSE

• 1.  Overview: Inserting & formatting tables in Word 365 (2024)
  48s
  This video outlines the key concepts covered in the Inserting and formatting tables in Word 365 course, including creating a table, formatting your table, and inserting items from Excel. FREE ACCESS
• 2.  Inserting a table in Word 365
  4m 25s
  Tables are used to organize data, such as numerical data, lists, dates, etc. In Word 365, there are several ways you can insert a table. See how to manually insert a table, use a Quick Tables option, and convert text into a table. This video aligns with the MO-110 Microsoft Word Exam objectives: Convert text to tables, Convert tables to text, and Create tables by specifying rows and columns. FREE ACCESS
• 3.  Modifying table rows & columns in Word 365
  4m 52s
  You can easily change your table appearance once it’s been added to your Word 365 document. Learn how to insert and delete rows, columns, and cells from a table. Also, see how to delete a table from a document. FREE ACCESS
• 4.  Resizing your table, rows, & columns in Word 365
  4m 38s
  Once you have inserted your table, you can then adjust its row and column sizes. Word 365 features lots of tools that can help you to resize, distribute and autofit the cells in your table. You can also choose whether to adjust your column and row sizes individually or proportionally. This video aligns with the MO-110 Microsoft Word Exam objective: Resize tables, rows, and columns. FREE ACCESS
• 5.  Aligning table text in Word 365
  4m 32s
  You can improve the appearance of the data you have inserted into your Word 365 table by using the formatting tools. You can, for example, control exactly where the text is located using the alignment and margin tools. This video aligns with the MO-110 Microsoft Word Exam objective: Configure cell margins and spacing. FREE ACCESS
• 6.  Adjusting table alignment in Word 365
  4m 20s
  In Word 365, you can easily move a table to another area of a document. Furthermore, you can even control the table’s alignment and how it interacts with the text around it using the text wrapping options. FREE ACCESS
• 7.  Merging & splitting tables in Word 365
  3m 42s
  Once you have added data to your table, you may find that you want to combine or separate cells. You can change a table’s layout by merging multiple cells together, as well as splitting cells or the table itself. In addition you can manage long tables by configuring repeated headers. This video aligns with the MO-110 Microsoft Word Exam objectives: Merge and split cells, Split tables, and Configure a repeating row header. FREE ACCESS
• 8.  Formatting your table in Word 365
  4m 19s
  To help your table stand out, you can apply various formatting options. You can apply a table style to change the overall color, font color, and shading to the whole table. Or you can select specific cells and apply formatting effects. FREE ACCESS
• 9.  Adding table borders in Word 365
  3m 24s
  Another way to make your table stand out is to apply borders. You can choose which cells get borders and you can adjust the borders style, line style, weight and color. FREE ACCESS
• 10.  Sorting table data in Word 365
  2m 42s
  Word 365 can sort the table data using different criteria and changing how the table content is displayed. You can sort the data alphabetically, numerically, or chronologically, in ascending or descending order, and even choose to sort the entire table or only a section. This video aligns with the MO-110 Microsoft Word Exam objective: Sort table data. FREE ACCESS
• 11.  Calculating in tables in Word 365
  3m 32s
  In Word 365, you can use the Formula function to perform calculations with your table data. Using formulas instead of manually typing in the results ensures that any changes made to the table data are reflected in the calculated results. FREE ACCESS
• 12.  Inserting Excel data into Word 365
  4m 17s
  If you have already created a chart or table in an Excel spreadsheet, you can easily transfer that data into a Word 365 document. You can copy and paste the Excel data, or link the spreadsheet to Word so that any changes made to the original Excel file are updated in the Word document. See also how to insert an Excel spreadsheet directly into Word 365. FREE ACCESS