Managing Tables from Other Sources
The best practices introduced throughout this chapter will provide most of what you need to know to effectively format most tables. However, when tables originate in other sources, some additional considerations may be required. The two most common sources of tables pasted into Word documents from other programs are those that originate in Excel and those that originate on Web sites.
Considerations for Tables That Originate in Excel
When you paste a table from Excel 2007 into Word 2007, you get better translation than in earlier versions of Word. However, consider the following suggestions to help you avoid excess cleanup work later.
Before copying your Excel table, expand all columns to fit their contents. Keep ...
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