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How To Quickly Deleting Row in Table in Microsoft Word

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How To Quickly Deleting Row in Table in Microsoft Word. We often do the manipulation of tables, including in addition to deleting columns or rows. To delete a row in the table Microsoft Word you can follow the steps below.

First Way to Delete Table Rows

  1. Select the cell or block of several different cell line to be deleted.
  2. On the Table Tools menu, click the Layout ribbon
  3. On the left, click the Delete button
  4. On the menu that appears click Delete Rows
  5. The line that you choose will be immediately removed from the table.

Picture: How to delete one or several rows in Microsoft Word via ribbon

Second Way to Delete Table Rows

  1. Select the cell or block of several different cell line to be deleted.
  2. Click the right mouse button on a cell area that has been selected.
  3. On the popup menu that appears click Delete Cells
  4. You will then be raised Delete Cells dialog
  5. Select the option Delete entire row
  6. Click on OK.
  7. The line that you choose will be immediately removed or deleted from the table.

Third Way to Delete Table Rows

  1. Select the table rows to be deleted. you can click on an empty area on the left of the table ;)
  2. Click the right mouse button on a cell area that has been selected.
  3. On the popup menu that appears click Delete rows
  4. The line that you choose will be immediately removed from the table.

The third way is the most I like to use :)

Tips when Removing Rows from Table

  • If you mistakenly delete a rows, do not panic. you can still use an undo facility, just press ctrl + Z key.
  • You can repeat the last command (row deletions) with CTRL + Y or F4

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How to Sort Text Data in the Table in Microsoft Word

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How to Sort Text Data in the Table in Microsoft Word. The data that we have sometimes to be more readable if the state ordered according to certain rules. Ordering can be either from smallest to largest (Ascending, A to Z) or from large to small (Descending, Z to A). To sort text data in the table Microsoft Word 2007 you can follow the steps below.

  1. Select / click the table to be sorted data
  2. From the Table Tools menu, click Layout
  3. Then click the Sort button to sort the data

    4. Picture: how to sort the data tables in Microsoft Word; access the Sort Table button

  4. In the Sort dialog that appears fill in value
  5. In the My List Has, select the Header Row if you do a table cell block including its Header Row, just choose No. If no header row.
  6. In the Sort by fill listbox with available values. If you do not use the header row, then the leftmost column is column 1.
  7. Fill in if you want to sort the data table as a number or text
  8. Then if you want to make the order from large to small (descending) then you must select the option descending, if not then your data will be sorted from smallest to largest (ascending).
  9. Ensure that the data that you use has been appropriate, and click OK.

Picture: how to sort the data tables in Microsoft Word; using dialogue sort

Tips when Sorting the Table Data in Microsoft Word

Sometimes when we use our data showing the serial number is located in the leftmost column. The sequence number is usually a messy or not sequential. To sort again, do the sorting for the serial number. First of all blocks of the sequence number column. Then do the process of sorting the data as above. But at the Sort dialog appears, click the options button at the bottom left. Then in the dialog that appears, on the sort options, provide a check on the sort column only. Then click OK. Finally click OK in the Sort dialog.
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How to Quickly Delete Table Columns in Microsoft Word

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How to Quickly Remove Table Columns in Microsoft Word. When a column is not needed anymore we can remove it quickly. This step  is often used to remove the column quickly on Microsoft Word 2007 table as follows.

How To Delete Columns : Common Way

  1. Click on the top border to make the block column to be deleted. (If you do not know how to block selection, see How to Block Cell In Microsoft Word table).
  2. Right click on the area of ​​the block to bring up the popup menu.
  3. On the popup menu that appears click Delete Columns
  4. The column has now been removed from your table.

How to Delete Column : Alternative Way

  1. Right click on one cell of the column to be removed to bring up the popup menu
  2. On the popup menu that appears, click Delete Cells
  3. You will be raised a Delete Cell dialog to remove cell
  4. Select or click the option Delete entire column
  5. Click on OK.
  6. The column has now been removed from your table.

Tips to Delete the Table Columns in Microsoft Word

To delete two or more columns at once then you have to make some cell blocks consisting of several different columns first and after that began a process of elimination of the columns

How to Add a Multiple Rows in Microsoft Word Table

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How to Add a Multiple Rows in Microsoft Word Table. Microsoft Word 2007 has a facility which enables you to add a line on the tabel so that you can display more data. Here are two ways commonly used to add rows to a table in Microsoft Word.

a. Adding Table Row Using a Mouse

  1. Right click on one of the cell that is in the bottom row to bring up the popup menu
  2. On the popup menu that appears select the item Insert.
  3. Then select a sub item Insert below
  4. A line will be added to the table

b. Adding Table Row Using the Keyboard

  1. click any cell on the last row
  2. Press the TAB key and hold for a while
  3. Unhold the TAB key when the number of lines added is in conformity with the desired

Tips to add rows in a table Microsoft Word

You can add multiple rows at once with the mouse. The way some of the first block of rows from the bottom row correspond to the number of rows you want to add. Suppose you want to add 4 lines at once then you have to block at least 4 cell lines that existed at the bottom 4. Next right click on the cell that has been blocked. On the popup menu select Insert item then click the sub items Insert below. 4 pieces of straight lines will be added at your table.
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How To Split Microsoft Word Table Easily

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Easy Ways to Break Table in Microsoft Word. Sometimes we need to break tables into several parts so you can easily edit them or in order to look better table. To break up Microsoft Word table, you can use the following steps.

  1. Click on or place the text cursor position at the row table where the line will be made into a new separate tables
  2. on the menu table tools, click the ribbon layout
  3. And then click Split Table

    4. Figure: Example create a new table by splitting a table in Microsoft Word 2007

  4. In the example image above suppose we want to start line “Diana” will be a new table. The way to do is click one cell in the row “Diana”. Then click the Layout ribbon menu, then click the Split table button .
  5. Rows starting from “Diana”, “Raul” and so on, will separate and become a new table.

Tips when Splitting a Table

If you want to display a new table for the better, you can do so by downloading a copy of the table header on it. this will be faster and save more time than having to re-create the table header.
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How to Easily Combine Microsoft Word Table Columns

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How to Easily Combine Microsoft Word Table Columns. Sometimes the table columns that we make too much so we need to combine two columns that have in common. To combine two columns into one column in the table Microsoft Word, you can use the following steps.

  1. Click the table that will change.
  2. On the Table menu select Ribbon Design Tool s
  3. Click the Eraser. You can now use it as an eraser bleak.

    4. Picture: How to access the Eraser button in Microsoft Word 2007 to remove the border columns and incorporates column

  4. From this table, as shown in the figure above, suppose we want to combine column Week 1 and Week 2, then the border line which lies between the two columns should we remove. You do this by clicking the vertical border lines ranging from writings that are in between Week 1 and Week 2 and then drag until the end of the line is located at the bottom.
  5. Release the mouse button and you’ll get a column of Week 1 and Week 2 are combined. Fill the second column will also remain in their respective lines of the original.

Tips Merging two columns into one column of the table

If you have a long table or have a lot of rows, you can perform cell border deletion repeatedly.
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How to Add Columns in Microsoft Word table

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How to Add Columns in Microsoft Word table. When we create a table maybe we forgot to include a column that it is important to display. Sometimes we add a column at the end of the table. To add a column in the table in Microsoft Word you can use the following steps.

  1. Right click on the rightmost cell.
  2. On the popup menu that appears, select the item insert

    3. Figure: Example of how to add a table column by using the popup menu in Microsoft Word 2007

  3. On the Insert sub-menu, click Insert Columns to the Right to add a column
  4. The column will be directly added to the final table. Further re-organize or rapihkan table because sometimes columns are added not as an existing column format.

Tips Insert Table Column in Microsoft Word

To insert two columns or more at once then you must make the first block consisting of several cells horizontally, one of which is in the last column. After that you do the process of adding new columns.

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How to Change Color, Line and Thickness of Table Border

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How to Change Color, Line and Thickness of  Table Border. The thickness and shape of the border lines can help us explain and beautify our table view. Microsoft Word provides a facility to adjust the shape and thickness of the table border. Here are steps you can take to regulate the thickness, color and shape line of the border tables in Microsoft Word 2007.

  1. Select the first cell or a selection you are going to change bordernya. You can select the entire cell in the table.
  2. Right-click on the selected cell to bring up the popup menu.
  3. Choose a Border and Shading item to bring up a Border and shading dialog

    4. Picture: set, changing the thickness, color and shape of a border line of the table in microsoft word

  4. In the dialog that appears, select Custom in the left panel to start the customization of the table border
  5. Select a line in from the list on the Style
  6. Select the color line in the Color list box
  7. Set the line thickness in the Width list box
  8. Then in the Preview panel, click the line you are going to change to your liking. If you change the middle line, the changes will be made to all existing lines in the table.
  9. After a change to your liking click OK.
  10. Border table will change according to which you have configured.

Tips to shape, color and thickness of the border line of the table in Microsoft Word.

  • If you want your border does not display a border line, then the way the preview pane you just remove that line.
  • Click on the key line in the preview pane usually eliminate the existing format. Click the next new display format that you select a border line.

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How to Easily Combine Cells (Merge Cell) Table Microsoft Word

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How to Easily Combine Cells (Merge Cell) Table Microsoft Word. Usually we need to clarify the division of cell merging data group or to enhance the appearance. When we remove the border of a table (not just remove / hide the border line of the display), then in fact we’ve merged cell or cell merging. To perform cell merging we can also with how to remove the border by using the Table Eraser tool. Meanwhile, another way to merge cell in Microsoft Word 2007 you can use the following steps.

  1. Select the cell or selection to be combined contents. Cells that are selected must be contiguous, not separated.
  2. Then on the table tools, select the Layout ribbon
  3. Then click the Merge Cells
  4. Cell that you choose will be directly in combination.

Picture: How to merge table cells in Microsoft Word 2007 by using the Merge Cells (ribbon)

Combining Cell Tips using Ribbon

To speed up the process of merging cell, at the time when you combine a cell, you just choose the next cell who want to combine then press the CTRL + Y to ask Microsoft Word to do the last command you gave (the last command is a command cell incorporation).
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How To Set the Text Margin Distance in Microsoft Word Table Cells

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How To Set the Text Margin Distance in Microsoft Word Table Cells. Sometimes we feel the distance spacing between the text and the border is too close to our table, on the other times we just want to save space and feel the distance between the text and the border is too far because we want to save the use of the width of the page paper we work in order to accommodate a table with columns very much. To do that we can use the facilities already provided in Microsoft Word to set the distance spaced text with table border.

  1. Select the table you wish to change the text spacing with table border.
  2. In the table the tools menu, select Layout ribbon
  3. Click the Properties button located on the left
  4. Steps 2 and 3 above can be changed by:
    • click the right mouse button on the table.
    • Select Table Properties item
  5. Next you’ll be given a Table Properties dialog.
  6. In the dialog select the tab Table
  7. Then click the Options button at the bottom right

    8. Picture: How to bring up the table options dialog in Microsoft Word table

  8. Your return will be given a Table Options dialog.
  9. In the dialog fill spacing or margins in accordance with yours

    10. Picture: How to set the margins of the text in the cell spacing in Microsoft Word table

  10. Cell margins Fill Default Value:
    • Top: The distance margin between text and the border of the Cell
    • Bottom: The distance between the text margins with the bottom border of the Cell
    • Left: The distance between the margin of the text with the left border of the Cell
    • Right: The distance between the text margins with the right border of the Cell
  11. When finished Click OK
  12. You will be back on the table properties window. Click OK to save the changes you have done.

Tip Set the margins of the text in cell spacing tables ms word

You can also create text that is already in the cell for close enough to the border cell line by regulating the paragraph of text. However, changes to the settings by using the paragraph has a weakness, which will be “error” if we still vary the size of the columns in the table. If we change the table columns, we must also return the paragraph to make sure it is correct / appropriate.
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