Creating a Basic Table

    Tables · intermediate · about 18 minutes

    Part 1 of 11 · What are tables?

    What are tables?

    A table is a grid of boxes (called cells) that organizes information into rows and columns, like a small spreadsheet inside Word.

    Without a table

    Name: John   Age: 25   City: Boston

    Name: Mary   Age: 30   City: Denver

    Name: Bob    Age: 28   City: Miami

    Hard to read. Everything runs together.

    ✓ With a table

    NameAgeCity
    John25Boston
    Mary30Denver
    Bob28Miami

    Easy to read and organized.

    How to remember

    INSERT → TABLE → GRID → TYPE