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Composer Tutorial – Creating Tables

To Create a Table for Data

1. Click Table Icon on Toolbar (or go to insert, and then table)

2. Select New Table Properties (if necessary)

3. Enter Data

• 6 rows, 3 columns
• border 1
• spacing 1
• padding 4
• width 1%
• height 1%
• **take equal off of cells for the cells to expand and contract with the text**

4. Click OK, and then enter desired text.

(This table is set up, for example, to have 5 rows for the days of the week down the left and two rows on the top for office hours and class hours--top left cell is open. Adjust number of rows and columns for your specific information.)

5. To edit a table once it is created, right click on the table and then select properties

To Create a Table for Basic Layout

1. Click Table Icon on Toolbar (or go to insert, and then table)

2. Select New Table Properties (if necessary)

3. Enter Data

• 1 row, 2 columns
• border 0
• spacing 5
• padding 5
• width 600 pixels
• height 1
• take equal off of cells

4. Click OK

5. Right click on the left cell and then select properties

6. Select Cell tab and enter data

• cell width 180 pixels
• to select color, click on the box to the right, select grey
• click OK

7. Right click on the right cell and then select properties

8. Select Cell tab and enter data

• cell width 420 pixels
• click OK

(This table is set up to have a column down the left side that has a colored background that can be used for links and a column (or cell) to the right for the main text--such as this tutorial page.)

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