Tables
Tables are
useful in organizing information on a page. Tables in a word processor
are similar to the grids in a database or a spreadsheet, and can be formatted
in
the
same
way, including simple math calculations.
Tables are
one of the most useful methods of keeping information in place
on a web page. Tables are often used for navigation bars and in photo
galleries.
How many
columns & rows? |
You
can make shaded backgrounds |
You
can format
text |
Your grid can be visible or invisible |
You can merge cells |
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You can insert graphic images |
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Your
assignment is to create a table using data appropriate
to an elementary classroom, such as your weekly schedule. The table
should include: Shading, merged
cells, and at least one column with a different width. Email your table
to the instructor or bring it to the next class.
See a step-by-step tutorial at: Making a Table in a Word Processor
(MS Word Doc Version)
The following
table was made in Microsoft Word. To achieve some of the effects, you can
do the following:
- Table/Insert/Table.
Select the number of rows and columns. This table has 10 rows and
4 columns.
- Merge
the top row of cells. Select all four top cells, right click and
"Merge Cells." Or Table/Merge Cells. (In Wordperfect it is "Join
Cells.")
- To
shade the cell, select Table/Table Properties, click on "Borders
and Shading," select the Shading tab, then choose Color to apply,
to individual Cell or entire Table or Paragraph.
- Merge
cells so you can insert a graphic. In Microsoft Word, select "Insert/Picture/Clipart"
and then select which picture you want. If you have a CD, navigate
to the picture you want and select it. You can resize your graphic
at the corners.
- Narrow
or widen
the columns by grabbing onto the double arrows on the column
line. To adjust the depth of cells, you may need to use the Enter
and Backspace keys.
- Format
text as you usually do in a word processor--center, bold, italic,
etc.
- Highlight
text by selecting the text to be highlighted, clicking on the little
highlighter on the top toolbar, and selecting your color.
- Change
text color by selecting the text and then select the "A" on the
top toolbar, then select the color you want.
Weekly Schedule
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Day
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Activity 1
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Activity 2
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Notes
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Soccer
game 11:00 a.m.
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Sunday
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For more tutorials
on making tables, try the following websites:
http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/word/tables.html
An excellent
tutorial for MS Word 2000
http://www.baycongroup.com/wlesson7.htm
Although the
second site is for MS Word 97, it explains how to do simple computations
in tables.
