How to Add an Additional Cell in Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word's word processing program lets you do much more than view, create and edit text documents; it also lets you create simple tables and spreadsheets akin to the tables and spreadsheets created with Excel. After you create an initial table you can modify it by adding an entirely new row or column. If you wish, you can use the programs "Draw" tool to draw a single cell anywhere you want on the table in a few simple steps.

Instructions

1. Click the "Insert" tab followed by the "Table" icon to view the Word document's table options.

2. Click the "Draw Table" option from the Table menu to enable the Draw Table feature. The mouse cursor will now turn into a pencil icon indicating you are in drawing mode.

3. Click on the edge of the table that you want the additional cell to be adjacent to. For example, if you want the additional cell to be attached to the left edge of the table click on the table's left edge.

4. Drag the mouse cursor to adjust the outline of the cell you wish to add to the appropriate size. The point you clicked on in Step three will act as the anchor for one corner of the cell and the mouse pointer will act as the opposite corner. As you drag your mouse pointer across the word document the cell will automatically be sized to match the distance between the initial anchor and the mouse pointer.

5. Release the mouse button once the outline of the cell is the appropriate size to add the cell to the Word table.