Ms Word Table Layout Tab 2016 Lesson 4

Ms Word Table Layout Tab 2016 Lesson 4

Layout:- The Layout tab provides access to page display and layout options. These include page orientation and AutoFit, which is a feature that limits the width of columns in a report to be no wider than the largest value in each column. The Layout tab is available in Report, Chart, and Document mode.

Tables

View Gridlines:- View Gridlines can hide and show   

Properties :-Document properties, also known as metadata, are details about a file that describe or identify it. They include details such as title, author name, subject, and keywords that identify the document's topic or contents.If you include the document properties for your files, you can easily organize and identify them later. You can also search for documents based on their properties or insert them into your documents.

Delete :-You can easily delete the text in Word including characters, paragraphs or all of the content of your document. Word offers you different methods to delete the text; some of the commonly used methods are given below;

Insert Above:- above side cell can be  inserted 

Insert Below:- Below side cell can be inserted

Insert Left:- left side cell can be inserted

Insert Right:- Right side cell can be inserted 

Merge Cells:- Select the cells that you want to merge. Select Layout Merge Cells. To unmerge cells, select the cells and select Unmerge Cells. Note: In Microsoft word  select the cells you want and select Merge & Center. To unmerge cells, select the cells and select Unmerge Cells.

Split Cells:-Select the cell that you want to split.Select Layout > Split Cells.Enter the number of columns or rows that you want to split the selected cell into, and then select OK.

Split Table :- Once you have a table in Word, you might decide to split that table into two or more tables. This way, you can create smaller tables, or add text in between two tables.Cell Size

Auto fit:- If the content in the column of a table is less than the width of the column, it is not as professional as it looks. So, resizing the column width of a table according to the content width is called the AutoFit 

Height:-can increase height

Width:- can increase Width

Distribute Rows and Distribute Columns :- Distribute Rows and Columns of a Table: If the row height or column width of a table is not equally or evenly distributed, the “Distribute Row Height” and ” Distribute Column Width” options help you distribute all the rows heights and columns widths equally when row heights or column widths are not even. These give a clean look to your table that contains 

Alignment

Align Top Left:- Can Align Top Left text

Align Top Right:- Can Align Top Right text

Align Top Center:- Can Align Top Center text

Align Center Left:- Can Align Center Left Text

Align Center :- Can Align Center text

Align Center Right:- Can Align Center Right Text

Align Bottom Left:- Can Align Bottom Left Text

Align Bottom Center:- Can Align Bottom Center Text

Align Bottom Right:- Can Align Bottom Right Text

Text Direction:-To change the text direction, select Table Tools Layout > Text Direction:-The text will rotate to the right. Select Text Direction again to rotate the text another 90 degrees. To change the text alignment, choose an Alignment option to change how the text appears in the cell.

Cell Margins:-Cell margins are the spaces between your text and the edge of the cell. They can be set separately for the top, bottom, and either side of the cells. To change the cell margins, we again click in the table and go to the Layout tab on the right. Then click Cell Margins in the Alignment group

Sort:- Select the list you want to sort.Go to Home > Sort.Set Sort by to Paragraphs and Text.Choose Ascending (A to Z) or Descending (Z to A).Select OK

Repeat Header Row:- In the table, right-click in the row that you want to repeat, and then click Table Properties.In the Table Properties dialog box, on the Row tab, select the Repeat as header row at the top of each page check box. Select OK.

Convert to text :- Select the table.From the Table Tools Layout tab in the Data group, select Convert to Text .In the Convert Table to Text dialog box, set how you want to separate the text and click OK .The table is converted to text.

Formula:- Following are the simple steps to add formula in a table cell available in Word document.

Step 1 − Consider the following table with the total number of rows. Click in a cell that should contain the sum of the rows.

Step 2 − Now click the Layout tab and then click the Formula button; this will display a Formula Dialog Box which will suggest a default formula, which is =SUM(LEFT) in our case. You can select a number format using Number Format List Box to display the result or you can change the formula using the Formula List Box.

Step 3 − Now click OK to apply the formula and you will see that the left cells have been added and the sum has been put in the total cell where we wanted to have it. You can repeat the procedure to have the sum of other two rows as well.