Creating and formatting tables in Word 2016

Overview

Microsoft Word 2016 provides tools that make it easy to create, format, and manipulate tables. In this course, you will learn different methods for creating and adjusting tables, applying table styles, and formatting content in table cells. You will also learn how to apply shadows and borders to tables in Word 2016. This course is one of a series of SkillSoft learning pathways that cover Microsoft Word 2016 for beginners.

Objectives

• Create tables and apply table spreadsheets in Word 2016

• Add content to tables in Word 2016

• Select tables and table elements in Word 2016

• Automatically adjust the size of columns and rows in Word 2016

• Split and merge table cells in Word 2016

• vertically or horizontally align text in table cells in Word 2016

• change the direction of text in table cells in Word 2016

• apply different styles to a table in Word 2016

• evenly distribute column widths and row heights in a table in Word 2016

• displaying table demarcation lines and understanding their use in Word 2016

• creating or removing table borders in Word 2016

• applying shadows to table cells in Word 2016

• using Border Formatting and Border View tools to format table borders in Word 2016