To present data in a tabular format in a Microsoft Word document, insert a table.
A table is a fantastic tool for displaying several fields of linked data.
For instance, a pricing list arranged in a table is simpler to comprehend.
A table created in Microsoft Excel may also be copied and pasted into a document created in Microsoft Word while maintaining its formatting.
Creating a table in Word
- Put the mouse pointer where you wish to put the table in Word.
- On the ribbon, select the Insert tab.
- Choose how many cells, rows, and columns you want the table to show by clicking the Table button. Additionally, you may select Insert Table and provide the table’s column and row counts.
Add or remove a column or row.
You may always add or remove a row or column in a Microsoft Word spreadsheet.
Add a row
- Place the mouse cursor within the cell’s left boundary in the row where the new row will be inserted.
A little black arrow pointing to the top right replaces the previous cursor. - Right-click the mouse to bring up the pop-up menu, choose Put, and then, depending on where you want to insert the lines, choose to Insert Rows Above or Insert Rows Below.
Add a column
- Place the mouse cursor inside the cell’s left boundary in the column where the new column will be inserted.
A little black arrow pointing to the top right replaces the previous cursor. - Depending on where you want the row to be put, right-click the mouse to bring up the pop-up menu, choose Insert, and then either Insert Columns Left or Insert Columns Right.
Removing the row
- Put your mouse pointer inside the left cell boundary of the row you wish to remove.
A little black arrow pointing to the top right replaces the previous cursor. - Double-click on a table row to select it entirely using the mouse.
- To pick Delete Rows from the pop-up menu, right-click to reveal it.
Removing the column
- The top cell in the column you wish to remove should have the mouse cursor inside its top boundary.
The cursor transforms into a tiny, downward-pointing black arrow. - To pick a whole column in the table, use one mouse click.
- To pick Delete Columns from the pop-up menu, right-click to reveal it.
Moving the table
You can move a table anywhere in a document once it has been inserted.
Hover over the table and click and drag the arrows in the top left corner to reposition it.
Resize the table
Once the table has been added, you may change its size by dragging the mouse to the table’s lower right corner until a two-way arrow appears.
Click and drag the table when this arrow is visible to extend it in the desired direction.
Modify the table’s look
The Design tab may be selected by moving the mouse to a table cell and clicking it after the table has been added to the document.
You can change the header row, total row, and how the rows look on the Design tab.
By selecting one of the table styles, you may also alter the table’s general appearance.
Repeat the header row of the table on each page
You could want the header row to show on each extra page that the table occupies if it covers more than one page.
By doing the following, you may make the header row visible on every page.
- The table’s header row may be selected by right-clicking it and choosing Properties from the pop-up menu.
- Click the Row tab in the Table Properties box.
- At the top of each choice, check the box next to Repeat as header row at the top of each page, then click Ok.
Removing a table
The procedures shown below can be used to remove a table from a Word document.
- The table you wish to remove should be highlighted using the mouse.
- The table’s upper left corner should have a little square with a move icon in it.
To select the whole table, hover your cursor over that icon and click. - Anywhere in the table, right-click, and choose Delete Table from the pop-up menu.