Insert a table or create a table in Word 2007

Insert Table

In Microsoft Office Word 2007, you can insert a table by selecting from a set of preformatted tables, including sample data, or by selecting the number of rows and columns you want. You can insert a table into a document or insert a table into another table to create a more complex table.

Working with Form templates

You can use a table template to insert a table that is based on a set of preformatted tables. The form template contains sample data that can help you imagine how the table looks when you add data.

1, click where you want to insert the table.

2, on the Insert tab, in the Table group, click Table, point to Quick Table, and then click the template you want.

3, use the required data to replace the data in the template.

Use the Table menu

1, click where you want to insert the table.

2, on the Insert tab, in the Table group, click Table, and then under Insert Table, drag to select the number of rows and columns you want.

Use the Insert Table command

The Insert Table command lets you select the table size and format before inserting the table into the document.

1, click where you want to insert the table.

2, on the Insert tab, in the Table group, click Table, and then click Insert Table.

3, under "Table size", enter the number of columns and rows.

4. Under ' Auto Adjust ' operation, select options to adjust the table size.

Create a table

You can create a table by drawing the rows and columns that you want, or by converting the text into a table.

Draw Table

You can draw complex tables, such as a table that contains cells of different heights or a table with a different number of columns per row.

1, click where you want to create the table.

2, on the Insert tab, in the Table group, click Table, and then click Draw Table.

The pointer changes to a pencil shape.

3. To define the outer boundary of the table, draw a rectangle. Then draw the column and line lines within the rectangle.

4. To erase one or more lines, on the Design tab of the Table tool, in the Draw Borders Group, click Erase.

5, click the line you want to erase. To erase the entire table, see Delete a table or clear its contents.

6. After you finish drawing the table, click inside the cell, and start typing or inserting the graphic.

Convert text into a table

1. Insert Separator (separator: When you convert a table to text, use the separator to identify where the text is separated, or when you convert the text to a table, use it to identify the starting position of the new row or column.) (for example, commas or tabs) to indicate where the text is divided into columns. Use paragraph marks to indicate where you want to start a new line.

For example, in a list of two words on a line, insert a comma or tab after the first word to create a two-column table.

2, select the text you want to convert.

3, on the Insert tab, in the Table group, click Table, and then click Text to table.

4, in the Convert Text to Table dialog box, under Text separator, click the option for the separator you want to use in the text.

Select any other options that you want.

Place a table in another table

Tables contained in other tables are called nested tables and are often used to design Web pages. If you view a Web page as a large table containing other tables (text and graphics are contained in different table cells), you can design the layout of different parts of the page.

You can insert a nested table by clicking inside a cell, and then by using any method that inserts a table, or you can draw a table where you want the nested table.

Note You can also copy and paste an existing table into another table.