4. Line Weight: Click on the small triangle to show the drop down menu. Using
this, you can choose a line thickness for your table line borders. The bigger the
line weight, the thicker the line.
5. Border Color: By clicking on this button, you can access the color template that
will allow you to apply a color to your line borders.
6. Borders: To apply a certain border style to the borders of specific cells, or to
remove the borders from specific cells completely, use your mouse to select the
desired cells. Then, use the Borders menu to apply or remove borders from those
selected cells. You can identify the cells that have borders by the border type
icons that are a light shade of gray in the Borders menu.
7. Shading Color: You can apply a background color to cells, rows, and columns by
accessing the color palette that appears when you click on the small triangle next
to the paint bucket.
8. Insert Table : Clicking on this icon brings up the "Insert Table" window
which allows you to input specific information about the look and design of your
table (see above section on "Insert Table").
9. Merge Cells : Merging cells is the act of selecting more than one separate cell
and merging them so that they become one. First, select the cells that you want to
merge with your mouse (by clicking and holding within one cell and dragging the
mouse across the cells you want to select), and then click on the "Merge Cells"
icon. Word will automatically merge the two cells together.
10. Split Cells : Splitting a cell is the act of selecting a specific cell, and dividing
it into one or more rows or columns. Select the cell that you want to split, and
then click on the "Split Cells" icon. Once you do this, the "Split Cells" window
will appear. From here, you can decide how many rows or columns you wish to
create from the one cell.
11. Align: Choosing an alignment from the drop-down menu allows you to format the
text or content within a cell. From here, you can make your text right, left, and
centered aligned. There are also other alignments to choose from, such as
different horizontal and vertical alignments.
12. Distribute Rows Evenly: Makes the heights between rows equally spaced. Select
the desired rows that you wish to format, and then click on the "Distribute Rows
Evenly" icon.
13. Distribute Columns Evenly: Makes the widths between columns equally spaced.
14. Table AutoFormat: Clicking on this icon brings up the Table AutoFormat
window. There are a number of pre-made design table templates you can use to
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