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Draw a table - Microsoft Word Tutorial
From the course: Word Quick Tips
Draw a table
- [Instructor] Normally, when you add a table to a Word document, either by dragging out a grid or using the Insert Table command, the table you create automatically expands to the width of your document with equally sized rows and columns You can then change the widths and heights by customizing the table settings. But a quick way to immediately get more control over your table's proportions is to draw it by hand. In the Insert ribbon, click the Table button and select Draw Table. That turns your mouse cursor into a pencil icon. First, draw the outer border of your table. Just drag out a rectangle. You can then draw the lines for individual rows and columns. The advantage here is that you can manually create the size of your rows and columns. The table you draw behaves just like any other table in your document. You can adjust its properties here under the Layout tab. For example, you can change the row height or…
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