Inserting a Table Into a
Microsoft Publisher Document
- Click on the Table icon (a grid) on the toolbar
along the left side of the screen. Drag the + pointer to your document to
draw a Table frame.
- In the Create Table window, enter values in the Number
of rows: and Number of columns: box. Click OK.
- To move the table to a different place on the page, click
anywhere on the table to select it. When the pointer changes to the Move
cursor, click and drag the table to where you want it.
- To resize the table, click anywhere on the table to select
it. When the pointer changes to the Resize cursor, click and drag one
of the handles until your table is the correct size. (Tip: To make the table
wider, click and drag one of the handles on the sides of the table. To make
the table taller, click on the handle on the top or the bottom of the table.
To resize it proportionally, use one of the corner handles.)
- To type in a cell, click on the cell and start typing.
- To add gridlines to the table, highlight the whole table
by clicking on the gray square in the upper left-hand corner. Go to the Format
menu, highlight Line/Border Style, then choose More Styles.
This will open the Border Style window. Click on the Grid box,
to add lines to your table. You can also change the line thickness and color
from this window. To add a patterned border, click on the BorderArt
tab. Choose the border you like, and click OK.
