How to Create a Table in Word 2007

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Word 2007 is a professional forum to create documents of data and organized information. Word 2007 also provides a gallery of opportunities to work with and combine functions using other office tools. Read on to learn how to create a table in Word 2007.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Step1
Open a blank Word 2007 document.
Step2
Type text into body of your word document.
Step3
Insert separator characters to divide the text into columns. A separator character can be a tab or a comma.
Step4
Select the text that you would like to convert into a table.
Step5
View the "Insert" tab, located in the "Tables" group. Click "Table."
Step6
Chose "Convert Text to Table." In the Convert Text to Table dialog box, and under "Separate Text At," select the option for the separator character that you have previously determined in your text.
Step7
Use "Table Styles" and "Table Tools" to adapt the layout and look of the data table.
Step8
Create a heading that matches the style and format of your theme.
Step9
Add a bulleted list, custom tabs, numbering, hanging indents, cells split diagonally and individual cell formatting.
Step10
Import a more complex table into word which has statistical analysis, charts and calculations using the table tools in Excel.

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