in publisher using text boxes to lay out
your content isn't always the best
choice for some publications you might
want to use tables instead which will
let you organize your content in rows
and columns rather than blocks of text
to insert a table all you have to do is
go to insert table then move your mouse
over the grid for the number of columns
and rows you want the table I need is
going to be pretty big three columns by
seven rows now click and you can start
entering your data but first why don't
we reposition the table so it fits
better on the page just place your
cursor on the edge then drag and drop it
to the new location to adjust the size
use the sizing handles on the sides or
the corners now we can zoom in for a
closer look and start entering some of
our text you can click any cell to
select it or use the arrow keys on your
keyboard to navigate right now I'm using
the down arrow to make my way down this
column adding more columns or rows to a
table is easy I'd like to try inserting
one right below blueberry so I'm going
to right click and go to insert my
options include inserting a column to
the left or right of where my cursor is
or a row above or below
if we click below a row appears under
blueberry where my cursor was just a
minute ago alternatively if you want to
delete a row or column all you have to
do is select one of your cells right
click and then delete it let's fast
forward to the finished table with all
of the pricing in place I've added some
formatting to the text and adjusted the
cells by clicking and dragging these
dotted lines now that the data is
complete I thought we'd take a look at
the tools that appear anytime you have
your table selected starting with the
design tab here you can format your
table by choosing a table style as you
can see from the preview these are all
designed to match your color scheme for
the full list click the drop-down arrow
I'm looking for something with a little
more color
you may have noticed that this table
style has a border around each row but
not in between the cells to add or
change the border anywhere on your table
just make sure it's selected then go to
the borders group you can choose a line
weight and a color using these two
commands now open the borders drop-down
menu and choose where you want the
border to go I want mine on the inside
or in between these cells there we go
you can make further adjustments to
things like the size and layout of your
table by going to the Layout tab the
first thing I'd like to do is adjust the
cell margins which by default are very
thin to change that click the cell
margins command and make your choice
from the menu next I'm going to combine
these two cells into one cell by first
selecting them then clicking the merge
cells command the last thing I'd like to
do is select this whole column and
change the text alignment using these
icons in the alignment group I think
centered looks the best as you can see
the Layout tab gives you lots of options
for customizing your table so it works
for you and the information you want to
display
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