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    Word 2013: Creating Tables: Navigating in A Table

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    The document discusses how to create, format, and manipulate tables in Word 2013. Key points include: - Tables are made up of rows and columns that intersect at cells and are used to organize information. - To create a table, use the Insert tab and select the number of columns and rows. - Navigation within a table uses tab, shift+tab, and arrow keys. Additional table tools appear when working in a table. - Tables can be formatted using styles, shading, borders, and cell merging. Rows and columns can be inserted, deleted. - Data in a table can be sorted in ascending or descending order by field.

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    The document discusses how to create, format, and manipulate tables in Word 2013. Key points include: - Tables are made up of rows and columns that intersect at cells and are used to organize information. - To create a table, use the Insert tab and select the number of columns and rows. - Navigation within a table uses tab, shift+tab, and arrow keys. Additional table tools appear when working in a table. - Tables can be formatted using styles, shading, borders, and cell merging. Rows and columns can be inserted, deleted. - Data in a table can be sorted in ascending or descending order by field.

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    The document discusses how to create, format, and manipulate tables in Word 2013. Key points include: - Tables are made up of rows and columns that intersect at cells and are used to organize information. - To create a table, use the Insert tab and select the number of columns and rows. - Navigation within a table uses tab, shift+tab, and arrow keys. Additional table tools appear when working in a table. - Tables can be formatted using styles, shading, borders, and cell merging. Rows and columns can be inserted, deleted. - Data in a table can be sorted in ascending or descending order by field.

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    Word 2013: Creating Tables: Navigating in A Table

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    The document discusses how to create, format, and manipulate tables in Word 2013. Key points include: - Tables are made up of rows and columns that intersect at cells and are used to organize information. - To create a table, use the Insert tab and select the number of columns and rows. - Navigation within a table uses tab, shift+tab, and arrow keys. Additional table tools appear when working in a table. - Tables can be formatted using styles, shading, borders, and cell merging. Rows and columns can be inserted, deleted. - Data in a table can be sorted in ascending or descending order by field.

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    Word 2013: Creating Tables

    A table is made up of rows and columns. The intersection of a row and column is called a cell.
    Tables are often used to organize and present information, but they have a variety of uses as well.
    You can use tables to align numbers and create interesting page layouts.

    To Create a Table:
    1) Click the Insert tab on the Ribbon
    2) Click on Table
    3) Highlight the number of columns and rows youd like
    OR
    4) Click Insert Table
    5) Click the arrows to select the desired number of columns
    6) Click the arrows to select the desired number of rows
    7) Click OK

    Navigating in a Table
    Please see below to learn how to move around within a table:
    Action
    Tab key

    Shift +Tab keys


    Arrow keys

    1 - 15

    Description
    To move from one cell in the table to another.
    When you reach the last cell in a table,
    pressing the Tab key will create a new row.
    To move one cell backward in a table.
    Allow you to move left, right, up and down.

    When working within a table, the Table Tools tab appears in the Ribbon, and includes the Design
    and Layout tabs.

    To Insert a Row:
    1) Position the cursor in the table where you would like to insert a row
    2) Select the Layout tab under Table Tools
    3) Click either the Insert Above or Insert Below row buttons in the Rows & Columns group
    To Insert a Column:
    1) Position the cursor in the table where you would like to insert a column
    2) Select the Layout tab under Table Tools
    3) Click either the Insert Left or Insert Right column buttons in the Rows & Columns group
    To Delete Columns or Rows:
    1) Position your cursor in the row or column you would like to delete
    2) Select the Layout tab under Table Tools
    3) Click the Delete button in the Rows & Column group
    4) Select either Delete Columns or Delete Rows

    Formatting a Table
    Adding a Table Style:
    1) Position your cursor in the table
    2) Click the Design tab under Table Tools
    3) Choose a style from the Table Styles group

    To Shade the Cells/Table:


    1) Position your cursor in the table, column or row
    2) Click the Design tab under Table Tools
    3) Click the Shading button in the Table Styles group
    4) Choose a color

    To Add a Border to Cells/Table:


    1) Position your cursor in the table, column or row
    2) Click the Design tab under Table Tools
    3) Click the arrow on the Borders button in the Table Styles group
    4) Choose a border
    To Merge Cells in a Table:
    1) Select the cells that you would like to merge in the table
    2) Click on the Layout tab under Table Tools
    3) Click the Merge Cells button in the Merge group

    Sorting Data in a Table


    You can easily sort data in a table in either ascending or descending order.
    To Sort Data in a Table:
    1) Position your cursor in the table
    2) Select the Layout tab under Table Tools
    3) Click the Sort button in the Data group
    4) Select the field to sort by
    5) Select the order (ascending, descending)
    6) Choose if your table has a header row (in the example below, the table has a header row)

    Name
    Mike
    Ann
    Steve
    Michele

    Hour Worked
    10
    16
    25
    50

    7) Click OK

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