How to Add Table Rows and Columns in Microsoft Word 2016 - Duration: 4:25. Simon Sez IT 42,721 views. Open System Preferences, then open Keyboard & Mouse, then click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab, then at the bottom of the window, click the + button to add a shortcut. If your table is small, and you want the text to take up the empty space around the table instead of appearing after it, go to the Text Wrapping section, and select ‘Around’. Next, click the Positioning button and you can set in inches where you want the table to be added. This example inserts a new row before the first row in the selection. Sub AddARow If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = True Then Selection.Rows.Add BeforeRow:=Selection.Rows(1) End If End Sub This example adds a row to the first table and then inserts the text Cell into this row.
Inserting tables and charts into your Word 2011for Mac documents help portray your information in a more visual and aesthetic way. Of course, they also have the added virtue of making a good impression while conveying important information.
Here are some general tips and hints for adjusting and fine-tuning tables created in Word 2011 for Mac:
Adjusting row heights and column widths: Double-click row and column borders to automatically size rows and columns to fit their contents. You can easily adjust column width and row height by dragging borders, or dragging the table indicator marks in rulers.
Selecting a range of cells: You can apply formatting to cell ranges—highlight more than one cell at a time by dragging inside the table with your mouse.
Selecting one or more columns at a time: Position the mouse cursor at the top border of the table; it turns into a downward-pointing arrow. Click to select a single column, or click and drag to select multiple columns.
Selecting one or more rows at a time: Position the mouse cursor at the left border of the table. It will turn into a rightward-pointing arrow. Click to select a single row or click and drag to select multiple rows.
Selecting an entire table: Click the table handle to select the entire table.
Table handle menu: If you right-click the table handle, a pop-up menu lists things that you can do with or to the entire table.
Repositioning a table: Drag the table handle to reposition the table within the document.
Captioning a table: Word has a built-in captioning system. If you choose Insert Caption from the table handle pop-up menu, you can get a sneak peek at the table Caption dialog.
Converting selected text to a table: You can select a range of delimited text (in which the table elements are separated from each other by spaces, commas, or some other character) and convert it into a table. Choose Table→Convert→Convert Text to Table.
Converting selected table to text: You can select a table in Word and turn it into plain old text. Choose Table→Convert→Convert Table to Text.
This tutorial shows how to insert figure captions and table titles in Microsoft Word.
One of the benefits of using Word’s caption tool, as opposed to just typing captions and titles manually, is that the caption and title numbers will automatically update as you add figures or tables. You can also use the captions and titles generated by Word’s caption tool to create cross-references.
The following steps also explain how to change the label and numbering for new captions and titles.
Important Note: Caption and title numbers won’t automatically update if you move or delete figures or tables in your document. Visit “How to Update Table and Figure Numbers in Microsoft Word” for information about manually updating table and figure numbers.
This tutorial is also available as a YouTube video showing all the steps in real time.
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The images below are from Word for Office 365, which is currently the same as Word 2019. The steps are the same in Word 2016, Word 2013, and Word 2010.
How to Insert Figure Captions and Table Titles
1. Right-click on the first figure or table in your document.
2. Select Insert Caption from the pop-up menu.
Alternative: Select the figure or table and then select Insert Caption from the References tab in the ribbon.
3. Select the Label menu arrow in the Caption dialog box.
4. Select the option you want from the Label drop-down menu:
- Daily Occurrence (This is an uncommon selection.)
- Equation (This is an uncommon selection.)
- Figure
- Table
The default option is Figure. This option is appropriate for visuals such as graphs, charts, photos, illustrations, and maps.
Important Note: Each label type maintains its own number sequence. For example, if you have a Figure 1 and then insert a table, it will be Table 1.
5. Select the Position menu arrow.
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6. Select the option you want from the Position drop-down menu:
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- Above selected item
- Below selected item
The default option for Figure is Below selected item. The default option for Table is Above selected item. These defaults will be appropriate for most situations.
Optional Step: Change the Figure or Table Label
7. Select the New Label button to change the label Figure, Table, Equation, or Daily Occurrence.
8. Enter your new label in the text box in the New Label dialog box. (For this example, I am changing Figure to Fig.)
9. Select the OK button.
Optional Step: Change Figure or Table Numbering
10. Select the Numbering button to change how your figures or tables are numbered.
11. Select the Format menu arrow in the Caption Numbering dialog box to choose numerals, letters, or Roman numerals.
12. Check Include chapter number if you want your figure or table numbers to start with the chapter number.
Note that this option gives you additional control over which headings indicate the start of new chapters and which separator (period, hyphen, colon, or dash) appears between the numbers.
13. Select the OK button.
14. Type your caption or title after the label and number in the Caption text box.
Pro Tip: Most of our primary style guides recommend placing a period after the figure or table number. However, Word doesn’t provide a way to add that period automatically, so remember to add it manually as you type each caption.
See “How to Write Figure Captions” and “How to Write Table Titles” for information on writing captions and titles according to Chicago style (including Turabian), APA style, and MLA style.
15. Select the OK button.
Your caption or title will now appear with your figure or table.
16. Save your document to save your newly inserted figure captions or table titles.
Visit “How to Change the Style of Table Titles and Figure Captions in Microsoft Word” for information about customizing the appearance (e.g., font, font size, color, alignment, etc.) of your titles and captions.
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