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Formatting Tables

Formatting Tables. Brailsford Travelers Rest High Schoo l. Table. A table is an arrangements of data (words and/or numbers) in rows and columns. Columns are labeled alphabetically from left to right Rows are labeled numerically from top to bottom.

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Formatting Tables

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  1. Formatting Tables Brailsford Travelers Rest High School

  2. Table • A table is an arrangements of data (words and/or numbers) in rows and columns. • Columns are labeled alphabetically from left to right • Rows are labeled numerically from top to bottom. • Cell is the intersection of a row and columns • Gridlines form the structure of the table, the outline of the rows and columns.

  3. Parts of a Table • Main title • Secondary title • Column headings • Body • Source note • Gridlines

  4. Formatting the Parts of a Table • Maintitle—Bold, ALL CAPS, centered in first row or placed above the gridlines of the table. • Secondary title—Bold, Initial Caps, centered in second row or placed a DS below the main title above the gridlines. • Column headings—Bold, centered over the column. • Body—data entries

  5. Formatting the Parts of a Table • Source note—Bottom-left in last row or may be placed beneath the gridlines of the table, DS above and below source note • Gridlines—may be hidden*

  6. Table Format Features • The following features can be used to make your tables attractive and easy to read: • Vertical placement • Horizontal placement • Column width • Row height • Vertical alignment • Horizontal alignment • Merge cells

  7. Terms • Vertical placement—A table may be centered vertically (equal top and bottom margins). • Horizontal placement—Tables are most attractive when centered horizontally (side to side) on the page. • Column width—Generally, each column should be only slightly wider than the longest data entry in the column. Table columns should be identical widths or marked different widths. Columns that are only slightly different should be avoided.

  8. Terms • Row height—All rows, including title rows, may be the same height. To enhance appearance, the main title row height may be slightly more than the secondary title row height, which may be more than the column heading row height. The column heading row height may be more than the data entry row.

  9. Terms • Vertical alignment—Within rows, data entries can be aligned at the top, center or bottom. Most often you will use center vertical alignment for the heading and bottom vertical alignment for data rows beneath the headings. If a source note is included, it should also be bottom-aligned. • Horizontal alignment—Within columns, words may be left-aligned or center-aligned. Whole numbers may be center-aligned or right-aligned. If a column total is shown, numbers should be right-aligned. Decimal numbers are decimal-aligned.

  10. Terms • Merge Cells is when you remove the dividing lines between cells to create a single larger cell.

  11. What you need to know • Insert table • Insert and Delete Rows and Columns • Joining Cells and Changing Column Width • Making Table Formatting Changes • Centering Tables Horizontally and Vertically • Table Sort • Change Row Height and Vertical Alignment • Merge cells

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