WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:11.040 --> 00:00:15.570 In Publisher, using text boxes to lay out your content isn't always the best choice. 00:00:15.570 --> 00:00:20.010 For some publications, you might want to use tables instead, which will let you organize 00:00:20.010 --> 00:00:23.890 your content in rows and columns, rather than blocks of text. 00:00:23.890 --> 00:00:29.880 To insert a table, all you have to do is go to Insert, Table, then move your mouse over 00:00:29.880 --> 00:00:33.910 the grid for the number of columns and rows you want. The table I need is going to be 00:00:33.910 --> 00:00:40.890 pretty big - three columns by seven rows. Now click, and you can start entering your data. 00:00:40.890 --> 00:00:45.910 But first, why don't we reposition the table so it fits better on the page? Just place 00:00:45.910 --> 00:00:51.870 your cursor on the edge, then drag and drop it to the new location. To adjust the size, 00:00:51.870 --> 00:00:55.530 use the sizing handles on the sides or the corners. 00:00:55.530 --> 00:01:01.920 Now we can zoom in for a closer look… and start entering some of our text. 00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:08.680 You can click any cell to select it… or use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate. 00:01:08.680 --> 00:01:12.780 Right now, I'm using the down arrow to make my way down this column. 00:01:16.070 --> 00:01:20.360 Adding more columns or rows to a table is easy. I'd like to try inserting one right 00:01:20.360 --> 00:01:26.900 below Blueberry, so I'm going to right-click and go to Insert. My options include inserting 00:01:26.900 --> 00:01:32.860 a column to the left, or right of where my cursor is, or a row above, or below. If we 00:01:32.860 --> 00:01:38.110 click Below, a row appears under Blueberry, where my cursor was just a minute ago. 00:01:38.110 --> 00:01:41.510 Alternatively, if you want to delete a row 00:01:41.510 --> 00:01:50.950 or column, all you have to do is select one of your cells, right-click and then Delete it. 00:01:50.950 --> 00:01:55.150 Let's fast forward to the finished table, with all of the pricing in place. I've added 00:01:55.150 --> 00:01:59.540 some formatting to the text, and adjusted the cells by clicking and dragging these dotted 00:01:59.540 --> 00:02:04.049 lines. Now that the data's complete, I thought we'd take a look at the tools that appear 00:02:04.049 --> 00:02:07.890 any time you have your table selected, starting with the Design tab. 00:02:07.890 --> 00:02:13.420 Here, you can format your table by choosing a table style. As you can see from the preview, 00:02:13.420 --> 00:02:17.760 these are all designed to match your color scheme. For the full list, click the drop-down 00:02:17.760 --> 00:02:22.790 arrow. I'm looking for something with a little more color. 00:02:22.790 --> 00:02:27.290 You may have noticed that this table style has a border around each row, but not in between 00:02:27.290 --> 00:02:31.650 the cells. To add or change the border anywhere on your table, just make sure it's selected, 00:02:31.650 --> 00:02:38.650 then go to the Borders group. You can choose a line weight, and a color using these two 00:02:38.950 --> 00:02:44.829 commands. Now open the Borders drop-down menu, and choose where you want the border to go. 00:02:44.829 --> 00:02:50.999 I want mine on the Inside or in between these cells. There we go! 00:02:50.999 --> 00:02:54.529 You can make further adjustments to things like the size and layout of your table by 00:02:54.529 --> 00:02:59.329 going to the Layout tab. The first thing I'd like to do is adjust the cell margins, which, 00:02:59.329 --> 00:03:04.549 by default, are very thin. To change that, click the Cell Margins command, and make your 00:03:04.549 --> 00:03:08.219 choice from the menu. 00:03:08.219 --> 00:03:13.889 Next I'm going to combine these two cells into one cell by first selecting them, then 00:03:13.889 --> 00:03:17.159 clicking the Merge Cells command. 00:03:17.159 --> 00:03:22.329 The last thing I'd like to do is select this whole column and change the text alignment 00:03:22.329 --> 00:03:28.959 using these icons in the Alignment group. I think centered looks the best. 00:03:28.959 --> 00:03:33.510 As you can see, the Layout tab gives you lots options for customizing your table, so it 00:03:33.510 --> 00:03:40.510 works for you, and the information you want to display.