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[h=2]Edit Tables
[h=3]Resizing Tables
You may need to adjust the size of columns, rows, and cells.
[h=2]Edit Tables
[h=5]To Adjust Columns, Rows, and Cell Size
- Hover the insertion point over any line in your table that borders the area you want to change.
- The insertion point changes to a double-headed arrow.
- Drag the border either left or right OR up and down.
To automatically adjust the size, select the entire Table and then choose Table
AutoFit
AutoFit to Contents.
AutoFormat
Just as Word offers document templates for memos, faxes, reports and other items; Word also offers templates for Tables.
[h=2]Edit Tables
[h=5]To use AutoFormat:
Create your table.
Click anywhere in the table. Go to the toolbar and select
Table and then
Table
AutoFormat. The
Table AutoFormat dialog box appears.
Scroll through the
Table Styles until you find a table you like. You can preview the Table Style in the
Preview Box.
Check and uncheck the options in the
Apply special Formats to: sections to
slightly change parts of your table. Check out your changes using the Preview box.
- Click the New button to customize your own Table Style.
- Click the Modify button to change parts of an existing Table Style.
[h=2]Edit Tables
[h=3]Adding Borders
Many of the tables in the AutoFormat Dialog Box use unique borders and shading options. To
add these special features to your own table, you can use the Tables and Borders toolbar.
[h=2]Edit Tables
[h=5]To Change Line Style or Line Weight on an Existing Table:
- Click the drop down arrows (next to the buttons) to view and select from the list of choices.
- The mouse pointer turns into a pencil
- Trace the line(s) you want to change.
- Click anywhere outside the table to change to pencil back into the I-beam.
[h=2]Edit Tables
[h=5]To Change the Border Color on an Existing Table:
- Click the drop down arrow next to the Border Color button. A color menu appears.
- Select a color. The I-beam becomes the pencil.
- Using the pencil, trace the border(s) that you want to color.
[h=2]Edit Tables
[h=5]To Apply a Border:
- Select the Line Style, Line Weight, and Border Color you would like.
- Select the cells you want bordered.
- Click the Outside Border button drop down menu and choose the location of your border.
[h=2]Edit Tables
[h=3]Add Shading [h=5]To Apply Shading:
- Select or place the insertion point inside the cell(s) you want shaded.
- Click the Shading Color button drop down arrow. A shading color menu appears.
- Click on a color. Your cell(s) are automatically shaded.
[h=2]Edit Tables
[h=3]Did You Know?
You can access many of the features from the Table and Borders Dialog box on the Task Pane. Choose
the Reveal Formatting Menu and look for the Table and Cell Headings.
[h=2]Edit Tables
[h=3]Challenge![h=3]
- Edit the text, if necessary. Ask yourself:
- Edit the text, if necessary. Ask yourself:
- Is it the right font and size?
- What direction do I want the text?
- How do I want it aligned?
- Delete any unnecessary rows or columns.
- Add any needed rows or columns.
- Resize the table, if needed.
- Modify the color and thickness of the lines, if needed.
- Apply shading to the table, if needed.
- Save and close the document.
[h=2]Working with Objects
[h=3]Introduction[h=4]By the end of this lesson, learners should be able to:
Edit Objects
[h=2]Working with Objects
[h=3]Introduction to Word Graphics
Now that you are comfortable adding and formatting text, headers and footers, columns, and
tables, let's learn to enhance your documents by adding objects and pictures.
The Drawing Toolbar offers many options for including lines, lines with arrows, and many types of shapes into your document.
[h=2]Working with Objects
[h=3]Introduction to Word Graphics
[h=5]Drawing objects include:
AutoShapes: including Lines, Curves, and Textboxes
WordArt drawing objects
[h=2]Working with Objects
[h=3]Drawing Objects [h=5]To Draw Lines and Shapes:
- Open the Drawing toolbar by clicking View on the Menu Bar, Select Toolbars and then Drawing from the Cascading Menu.
OR
- Right-click on any toolbar and select drawing.
OR
- Click the Drawing button on the Standard toolbar.
- The Drawing toolbar will appear.
- Choose an AutoShape from the AutoShape drop down menu.
OR
Click any of the drawing tools in the first group of buttons.
- Line Tool -
- Arrow Tool -
- Rectangle Tool -
- Oval Tool -
- The mouse pointer changes to a crosshair
.
- Drag the crosshair from a starting point until the object is the desired size.
- Release the mouse button to end the drawing object and turn off the Drawing tool.
Hold the
Shift key down to create straight lines, perfect circles, or perfect squares.
AutoShapes are inserted (on their own layer) with the In front of text wrapping style applied.
[h=2]Working with Objects
[h=3]WordArt Drawing Objects
Also included on the Drawing toolbar is the
WordArt Feature. Using WordArt, you can
create text graphics that bend, slant, and appear metallic or wooden and much, much
more. WordArt can even be shadowed, skewed, rotated, and stretched.
Here are just a few examples of what WordArt allows you to do:
[h=2]Working with Objects
[h=5]To Insert WordArt:
- Place the insertion point where you would like to insert WordArt.
- Click the WordArt button on the Drawing toolbar
. The WordArt gallery opens.
- Choose (click) a WordArt style.
- The Edit WordArt Text dialog box appears.
- Edit the font, size, and style.
[h=2]Working with Objects
[h=3]Formatting Drawing Objects
[h=4]Use the Drawing toolbar to format AutoShapes and WordArt.
| To select several objects hold down the Shift key and click on each object, or use the Select Objects tool. |
| Fill color allow you to color all selected drawing objects. No fill is the color white. |
| Change the line color of a selected object. |
| Changes the text color of a selected object. |
| Changes the line style of a selected object. |
| Changes the line style of a selected object. Includes solid and dotted lines. |
| Changes the style of arrow. |
| Gives selected object some depth. |
| Gives selected object a 3D effect . |
[h=2]Working with Objects
[h=3]Challenge!
- Using both AutoShapes and WordArt, create an image for your flyer.
- Save and close the document.
For example, if you wanted to create a stop sign you would select the Octagon shape under
AutoShapes and Basic Shapes and select any of the WordArt designs for the text.
[h=2]Working with Pictures
[h=3]Introduction[h=4]By the end of this lesson, learners should be able to[h=4]
[h=2]Working with Pictures
[h=3]Inserting Clip Art
Word comes bundled with hundreds of Clip Art images that are copyright free
and available for your personal use. The clip art images that are available through
Word cover many different categories and can really help enhance your pages. If
you have never inserted clip art before, Word will ask if you would like to catalog
all of the available resources (clip art, sound and video files) on your computer. It
is a good idea to go ahead and catalog all of these free resources.