LEARNING MICROSOFT WORD 2000
Chapter 4: Tables and Borders

Adjusting Lines
Visually it is better to have the rows of equal size. Word allows you to adjust the lines anyway you want. You will now adjust the bottom line.

Step 1.9 Point at the bottom line. The arrow should change to two small lines enclosing the defined line.

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Step 1.10 Click and drag the line down.

Figure 1.12

This is just an exercise, so we now the bottom row much bigger than the others. Rather than just undo we will see a better way of ensuring the rows are even.

Step 1.11 To correct this, define the table, and click on the Distribute Rows Evenly icon.

Figure 1.13

Formatting columns
The price in column 3 is left aligned, to make more readable it should be right aligned.

Step 1.12 Move the mouse arrow to the top of row 3. Slowly bring down, it should change to a black downward arrow

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Step 1.13 Choose the right align button from the Formatting toolbar to give

Figure 1.15

Inserting rows
We now want to put another car in the table, a BMW 540, 1997 at $55,000.

Step 1.14 Select the first row, then Insert, then Rows above from the Table menu

Figure 1.16

This should give you a blank row at top of table

Step 1.15 Enter data into cells to give :-

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Step 1.16 Repeat above but put titles Car, Year and Price in cells.

Figure 1.18