Width alignment in a word table. Aligning cells to the same size in Microsoft Excel

Greetings, dear reader! You've probably noticed that we receive a lot of information in tabular form. This could be a list of products with characteristics, a weather forecast for the week, a transport schedule, and so on. Tables improve the perception of information, and where necessary it makes sense to use them.

Today we will look at the creation and design of simple tables in .

How to create a table in Word

Before you create a table, you need to decide on the number of rows and columns. Before inserting, you must place the text cursor at the place in the document where the table will be placed. If its dimensions do not exceed 10x8, then go to the tab Insert and in the group Tables Use the mouse pointer to select the required number of cells and left-click to insert the table into the document.

We will get cells that are absolutely identical in width and height. Of course, we can change their parameters. But if the table is small, then you can draw it. In the same group Tables there is a team Draw a table. By turning on this mode, you can draw rectangles and lines, just like in a graphics editor. The cursor will take the form of a pencil. If you need a table with a large number of rows or columns, then it is better to choose the command Insert table. And just specify the required number of rows and columns.

Here you can additionally specify auto-fit parameters for the width of table columns:

Constant: Auto mode aligns columns within the available table width; when specifying the exact size, the width of one column is set.
By content: The original table has cells with a minimum width and will resize as you add text to them.
By window width: same as constant in Auto mode

If the width of your columns and rows in the table is different and must be set to the exact size, then read the instructions.

How to add or remove rows and columns in a table in Word

There may be a situation when you need to add one or more rows to a table. You can do this:

click on the table row before or after which you want to insert an empty line;
on the tab Working with tables go to tab Layout and select the appropriate command.

We do the same when adding columns.

To delete rows, columns or the entire table, select from the drop-down list below the button Delete necessary operation.

How to reduce a row in a table in Word

To reduce the row height in a table, you can do it in two ways:

Approximate: moving a horizontal line (lower or upper border of a line) while holding down the left mouse button. The cursor takes the form of a double arrow when hovering over a line, at which point you need to hold down the left mouse button.

Accurate: allows you to set the exact or minimum line height in centimeters.

Place the cursor in the desired line and enter the table properties ( Working with Tables – Layout – Properties - Row or in the context menu command Table Properties - Row).

How to align columns in a table in Word

You can change the width of columns in the same way as rows: either by dragging the vertical borders of the columns with the mouse, or through the table properties in the tab Column.

Aligning the width of columns can be done as follows: select the desired columns (move the mouse cursor over the top border of the table, when it turns into a black arrow, hold down the left mouse button and select the columns)

Decrease or increase You can also set the column width manually. In this case, you need to move the cursor over the vertical border of the column (the cursor will become a double-headed arrow) and drag it in the desired direction while holding down the left mouse button.

Changing the appearance of a table

Word has the ability to apply design styles to a table. To make your table more visual, follow these steps:

click inside your table
on the toolbar Working with tables go to the tab Constructor
In chapter Table styles select the required design

So, these simple techniques will make it possible to operate with simple tables without much difficulty. If you know other ways, be sure to tell us about it in the comments. In the next article I will talk about techniques.

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You can align the height of several adjacent rows or all rows of a table.

1. In the first case, select the rows to be aligned; in the second, just place the cursor in any table cell.

2. In the tab Layout in Group Cell size click the button Align row heights(Fig. 10.24).

The selected rows or all rows in the table will be set to the average height, but in such a way that the entire contents of the highest row are displayed.

Rice. 10.24. Align row heights and column widths

You can align the width of several adjacent columns or all columns of a table.

1. In the first case, select the columns to be aligned; in the second, just place the cursor in any table cell.

2. In the tab Layout in Group Cell size click the button Align column widths(See Fig. 10.24).

The selected columns or all columns in the table will be set to the average width.

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All topics in this section:

Creating Tables
The lecture is devoted to the issues of creating and changing tables in documents. Provides general information about tables. Shows different ways to create tables in Microsoft Word 2010 documents, including

Inserting a Microsoft Word Table
The table is always inserted at the place in the document where the cursor is currently located. It is best to place the cursor at the beginning of the paragraph of text before which the table being created should be located.

Copying tables from Microsoft Excel documents
A table from Microsoft Excel documents (workbooks) can be copied into a Microsoft Word document using the clipboard. The table you insert can be linked or unlinked. In linked tables

Creating a Microsoft Excel sheet in a document
If you want to create a table in which you can perform complex calculations, make data selections, and set number formats, then you can create a Microsoft Ex sheet directly in the document

Convert text to table
To convert text to a table, you must separate the text using a tab, semicolon, or other delimiter to indicate the start of a new column. The table row is marked

Adding Rows
You can use the Layout contextual tab to add rows to the table.

1. Place the cursor in any cell of the table row above or below which you want to insert
Adding Columns

Removing Rows and Columns
To delete table rows and columns, you can use the Layout contextual tab.

1. Place the cursor in any cell of the row or column to be deleted in the table
Removing cells

Deleting cells may be necessary to correct the table structure.
1. Place the cursor in a cell, click the Delete groups Rows and Columns button (see p

Changing Row Heights
The row height can be quickly changed by dragging the bottom edge of the row.

1. Move the mouse pointer over the line border so that it turns into a double-headed arrow (Fig. 10.18).
Changing Column Widths

You can quickly change the width of a column by dragging its border. Please note that this may change the width of adjacent columns.
1. Hover your mouse over the column border

Auto-fit column widths
You can adjust the width of the columns depending on the amount of text in the cells.

1. Place the cursor in any table cell.

2. In the Layout tab in the Ra group Simultaneously changing the height of all rows and width of all columns of a table 1. Hover your mouse over the table marker located near its lower right corner so that it turns into a double-headed arrow (Figure 10.25).

2. Click on the left mouse button

Merging cells

You can only merge adjacent cells that together form a rectangular area.

1. Select the cells to be merged.

2. In the Layout tab in the Volume group I would like to make the table constructed in the previous exercise a little narrower. In addition, you should expand the first column so that the words Square Panels are displayed in one line, and for better readability of the text, slightly increase the height of all lines. click on the arrow to the left of the alignment mode button and select the button in the palette that opens Align Center.

Rice. 7.9. Adjusting table sizes in Word

5. To increase the font size of the header cell, select from the drop-down list Size toolbars Formatting number 18.

6. To precisely set the width of the table, select the command Table > Table Properties. A dialog box will open, shown in Fig. 7.8. It has four tabs with which you can configure the settings of selected rows, columns or cells, as well as the table as a whole.

7. On the tab Table check the box Width.

8. Enter the number 30 into the counter of the same name.

9. Click the button OK. Now the table width will be 30 divisions, as shown in Fig. 7.9.

10. Move the pointer to the vertical border line between the first and second column until the icon changes to a double-headed arrow and click the left mouse button.

11. Drag the border to the right such a distance that the text of all cells in the first column fits on one line. We adjusted the width of the first column, but it turned out that the second column was too narrow. Let's align the width of the four right columns of the table.

12. Click the left mouse button in the January cell and drag the pointer to the bottom right cell of the table. The four right columns will be highlighted.

13. Click on the button Align column widths. The width of the selected columns will be the same.

14. Select the last four rows of the table by dragging the mouse to the left of them. Select a team Table > Table Properties. On the tab Line In the dialog box that opens, check the box Height and enter the number 1 in the counter of the same name. Then click the OK button. The table will become as shown in Fig. 7.10.

Rice. 7.10. Table with customized cells in Word

As you know, you can create and edit tables in the MS Word text editor. Separately, it is worth mentioning the large set of tools designed to work with them. Speaking directly about the data that can be entered into the created tables, quite often there is a need to align them relative to the table itself or the entire document.

In this short article we will talk about how you can align text in a MS Word table, as well as how to align the table itself, its cells, columns and rows.

1. Select all the data in the table or individual cells (columns or rows) whose contents you want to align.

2. In the main section “Working with tables” open the tab "Layout".

3. Click the button “Align” located in the group “Alignment”.

4. Select the appropriate option to align the table contents.

Aligning the entire table

1. Click on the table to activate the mode for working with it.

2. Open a tab "Layout"(main section “Working with tables”).

3. Click the button "Properties" located in the group "Table".

4. In the tab "Table" in the window that opens, find the section “Alignment” and select the desired alignment option for the table in the document.

Advice: If you want to set the indent for a table that is left aligned, set the desired indent value in the section “Left Indent”.

That's all, from this short article you learned how to align text in a table in Word, as well as how to align the table itself. Now you know a little more, but we want to wish you success in further mastering this multifunctional program for working with documents.

How to align text in Word table cells?

In Word tables text is aligned by default, simultaneously along the left and top edges of the cell. Change this text alignment method can be done as follows:

Select the table elements in which you want to align and right-click on the selection area.
From the context menu, select the “align in cell” command and in the palette that opens, select the alignment method (see illustration).

Changing cell margins

In the table, the distances from the text to the cell borders are specified by the values of the cell margins. To change fields, you need to select the table. Next, in the context menu, select the “Table Properties” command and go to the “Table” tab. Then click on the “Options” button and in the dialog that opens, enter the required field values in the “Default cell fields” counter.

To change margins for a single cell, select the cell. Then, in the Table Properties dialog, select the Cell tab, click the Options button, uncheck the Same as Entire Table checkbox, and enter new field values.

Changing the text orientation

Text entered into the table is positioned horizontally by default. You can change if you wish text orientation to vertical. To do this, select the required cells and go to the Format – Text Direction menu. In the dialog that opens (as shown in the illustration), select the vertical text orientation (bottom-up or top-down) and click OK.