Tables Keyboarding Objective 4 04 Apply correct table

Tables Keyboarding Objective— 4. 04 Apply correct table format.

What is a Table? A table is a grid of rows and columns used to display and organize information.

Creating a Tables are created by defining the number of rows and columns that will be needed to enter information. Rows show the horizontal arrangement of data. Columns show the vertical arrangement of data. Cells are the boxes that are formed as the row and column intersect. Gridlines are the vertical and horizontal lines in the table. Columns Rows Gridlines Cell

Formatting a Table Center the secondary title in initial caps and bold. Center and bold column headings. EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL DS Center the main title in all capital letters and bold. Career and Technical Education Left align or center text entries. Teacher DS Key the $ symbol in the first entry to show currency. Subject Right align number entries. Remaining Budget James Massey Career Decisions Carrie Shore Business Technology 834. 90 Mandy Johnson Keyboarding 547. 24 Source: EMS Faculty Handbook SS or DS between table entries (body). $900. 32 Left align the source note under the table, which identifies the source of the information in the table.

Main Title Parts of a Table Secondary Title TOP 10 BROADWAY GROSSES Column Headings Week Ending September 12, 2003 Production Gross This Week Gross Last Week $572, 885 $671, 363 Cabaret 466, 670 515, 787 Fosse 566, 644 605, 993 Les Miserables 375, 318 436, 915 Miss Saigon 395, 522 434, 641 Ragtime 420, 902 539, 159 The Lion King 880, 717 875, 772 Totals $3, 678, 658 $4, 079, 630 Body. Annie Get Your Gun Source Key the $ symbol in the first entry to show currency for the number entries. Source: Online Productions Key the $ symbol with total entries to show currency.

Inserting Tables If the table is the only object on the page: n n n Center the table vertically, leaving equal top and bottom margins. Center the table horizontally, leaving equal left and right margins. For best results use automatic vertical and horizontal centering features in your word processing software (if available). Equal left and right margins Equal top and bottom margins

Inserting Tables If the table is inserted between text: n Double space above and below the table. DS DS

Table Notes to Remember ü Center the main title in all capital letters and bold. ü Double space after the main title. ü Center secondary titles in initial caps, and bold. ü Double space after the secondary title. ü Center align and bold column headings. ü Single or Double space is appropriate between entries. ü Text entries may be aligned on the left or centered. ü Numerical entries are usually right aligned. ü The source note should be left aligned under the table.