Chapter 9. Tables

In this chapter, you will:

  • Get organized

  • Create tables that work

  • Create page layouts using tables

  • Format financial tables

  • Manage tables from other sources

Microsoft Word tables make me happy. They are the great document organizer, the complex document simplifier, and the layout expert.

If this is not your experience, or even if you suspect that I need professional help, stick around. There is a secret to making friends with Word tables, and this chapter shows you how to put that secret to work for any type of table you need.

So, what’s the secret? It’s quite simple—literally. If you want tables to simplify your documents, do the same for your tables. Keeping table structure clean and simple, and understanding how to format content effectively ...

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