Before we start hitting the keys to write any type of document, the first thing we must take into account, whenever possible, is to create a structure / layout that allows us to display the data in a simple and easy to understand way. When displaying a large number of data, the best way to do it is using rows, columns, or even tables if there are many. Although it may seem like a complex process to perform, creating tables in Word, as well as rows and columns, is a very simple process with this trick.
Word offers us different methods to create tables, as well as to perform different functions. On the one hand, we have the manual option, an option that allows us to manually specify the number of columns and rows that we want to be part of the table. In addition, we can also specify the width of the columns and rows, format the table and many more options that we can leave for the end, when we have already created the document and we want it to look beautiful. Another option is to draw vertical and horizontal lines in Word to create a table, a process that is not very easy and is not useful for creating tables.
How to create tables in Word
Another method, much faster and easier to create tables in Word, is to use the ribbon through Insert. Inside the Insert ribbon is a button called Table. When clicking on this button, a guide is automatically displayed that allows us to select both the number of columns and the number of rows that we want the table that we are going to create to have. As we move the mouse, the Word document shows a preview of the table that we are going to create. Once we select the number of tables and rows we want, we just have to click to add it to the document.
Another interesting option that is also available through this button on the Insert ribbon is found in the Quick Tables option. This option offers us different models of already formatted tables where we only have to add or delete columns and rows and modify the name of the cells where the data is displayed.
Once we have created the table, regardless of the method we have used, we can add or delete rows and columns in a very simple way. We just have to select the type of element we want to add, row or column, and use the floating menu that appears next to the table to add or remove the elements we need to satisfy our needs.
If we want to format the table so that it is aesthetically more attractive (far from what it usually represents), Word also offers us a function of the Table Design options ribbon, a menu that is displayed after selecting the table, a function that offers great number of designs that we can quickly use in the table that we have created and that adapts automatically if we add or delete rows or columns.
