A Tutorial for Teachers
Kathy Adkins©

Using Tables


Creating a Table || Deleting and Inserting Cells || Splitting Cells
Merging Cells ||  Changing Table Size ||  Formatting Table Border
Inserting Text || Table and Cell Background Color || Inserting Graphics
Saving Your Page || Viewing Your Page in Internet Explorer

Creating a Table
1.  Move the insertion point where you want to create the table.
2.  On the menu select Table and then choose Insert Table.
3.  In the Rows field, specify the number of rows.
4.  In the Columns field. specify the number of columns.
5.  Click OK to close the table menu window.

Inserting and Deleting Rows or Columns
1.  Place mouse in front of row so that mouse arrow becomes bold black arrow.
2.  Click to highlight row.  On the menu select Table and then choose Insert Rows and Columns.
3.  Select the position, above or below highlighted row and click OK.
4.  To delete a row or column, highlight the selection and press the delete key on keyboard.

Splitting Cells
1.  Move the insertion point inside the cell you want to split or select a group of cells.
2.. Click Table on the menu and select Split Cells.
3.  Select split into columns or split into rows and specify the number of splits.
4.  Click OK.

Merging Cells
1.  Highlight the row or column that you want to merge.
2.  Select Table on the menu and choose Merge Cells.
3.  Click OK.  The cells should now be one row or one column.

Changing Table Size
1.  Right click on top of the table select Table Properties.
2.  At Minimum Width select the size of the table in pixels or percent.   Seventy-two pixels make and inch.
3.  Click OK.

Formatting the Table Border
1.  Click into  the table or highlight the table part to format.
2.  Go to Table on the menu and select Table Properties. 
3.  Select alignment for Table and select border size, cell padding and cell spacing.
4.  Select zero for no border.
5.  Select border color under Custom Colors.

Inserting Text
1.  Insert text and make alignment choices in cell properties as show above.
2.  Text formatting can be done within the cells as well.

Table and Cell Background Color
1.  Highlight the cells or table to format. 
2.  Right click and select table or cell properties. 
3.  Select background color or browse and select file.
4.  Click OK.

Inserting Graphics in a Table
1.  Click inside the cell that you want graphic to appear.
2.  Go to the Insert Image icon on the toolbar.
3.  Click and wait for window to pop up.
4.  Click the browse button at the end of the from file field.
5.  Locate your H: drive and double click the FrontPage folder.
6.  Click open the graphics folder and select the graphic.
7.  Use cell properties for graphic positioning.

Saving Your Page
1.  Go to File, Save As.
2.  Enter the title of your page in the appropriate field.
3.  Click As File, to open to save in your H: folder or save to a disk ( drive A:)

Viewing Your Page in Internet Explorer
1.  Open Internet Explorer.
2.  Go to File on the menu bar and select open.
3.  Click the check box in front of the Words "Open as a Web Folder."
4.  Click the Browse button and go to your H: drive and locate the folder that contains your web page.
5.  Double click the folder and the web page you wish to open.
6.  Be sure the check box in front of the words " Open as Web Folder" is checked.
7.  Click Open.  When the next dialog box appears click Yes and your web page will
Launch.  Check your links!

Activity Three - Using a Table to Create a Class Schedule

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Forsyth County Instructional Technology Specialist
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