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How to build and format tables

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How to build and format tables

Inserting a Table 

  • First, place your cursor within a section’s text block by clicking where you want the table to go.
  • Then, click on the table builder icon (3rd icon from the left) on the top blue edit bar of the section.
  • Drag your mouse to pick the size of your table for example (3×5).

Table Headers

  • Click within a cell of the table.
  • A blue bar will appear.
  • Click on the “H” icon.
  • Select “Add table header” to make a new header row or “Make table header from existing row”.

Rows

  • Click within a cell of the table.
  • Click on the row icon (2nd from left).
  • A drop down menu will appear.
  • Click on “Insert row above” or “Insert row below”.
  • You can also delete rows from this icon.

Columns

  • Click within a cell of the table.
  • Click on the column icon (3rd from left).
  • A drop down menu will appear.
  • Click on “Insert column above” or “Insert column below”.
  • You can also delete column from this icon.

Table Formatting 

  • The other icons are for aligning the text, adding borders, merging cells, splitting cells, etc.

Delete a Table

  • Click within a cell of the table.
  • Click on the trash icon to delete the table.

Copy and paste a table from Excel

  • Select the table you have created in Excel.
  • Press CTRL- C on your keyboard to copy the table.
  • First, place your cursor within a section’s text block by clicking where you want the table to go .
  • Press CTRL-V on your keyboard to paste the table into the section.