How to Make a Professional Style Table in Google Docs
Google Docs is a free, web-based software suite that enables you to create documents, spreadsheets, databases and artwork using a series of online applications. Google Docs includes much of the same functionality found in Microsoft Office, including the ability to help you create professional tables to display your data. You can use options in Google Docs to give your table a title, colored cell backgrounds, unique fonts and other characteristics that can give your table a professional look.
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Instructions
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Launch your Web browser and navigate to the Google Docs website.
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Type your Google account username and password into the text fields on the right of the page, then click the "Sign in" button.
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Click the "Create New" button on the left side of the page and select "Document."
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Click the "Table" menu, select "Insert Table" and select the number of columns and rows you want in the table. Do this by dragging your cursor through the grid.
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Click to place your cursor on the line of text above the table and type your table title.
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Highlight the table title text and click to select a font from the "Font" menu. Select a font face that integrates with the rest of the document. Click to select a size for the table title in the "Font size" menu.
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Type your data in the table, organizing the information by rows or columns.
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Click to place your cursor in one of the cells, or click and drag to select a row of cells. Click the "Table" menu and select "Table properties."
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Click the "Table" tab and select a border width from the "Border width" menu. Select a border color from the "Border color" panel. The border color will be applied to the entire table, regardless of which cells are selected.
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Click the "Row" tab. Click to place a check in the "Set minimum height" box and type a minimum row height in inches in the displayed text field.
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Click the "Column" tab. Click to place a check in the "Set width" box and type a width in inches in the text field.
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Click the "Cell" tab. Click to select a background color for the selected cells using the "Background color" panel. Alternate complementary background colors for each row to create a professional look and make the data easy to read.
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Select the vertical alignment option for the data in the selected cells. Type a value in inches in the Padding box to increase the padding for the table. The padding value defines how much space to leave between the data in the table cells and the table border.
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Click the "OK" button at the bottom of the Table Properties options window.
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