In Part I of my “Creating Tables” tip, I discussed what a table was, how to create them, and some basics on how to customize them. In Part II of the tip, I discuss how to use reverse text, cell coloring, sorting, formulas and create a form all with tables.
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Rick,
I’ve been using “Tables” for a long time and find it very useful for many purposes, but much of the information you provided in PartII is super wonderful and new to me.
Thanks,
Duane
Rick, how does one easily make the table fit a page properly when there are many (42) items in the table? After I made the table, I put a Header row on top and my entries got split between two pages. By adding a cell or two, I could get the entries to fit on the page, but then the next page needed editing as well. Is there an easier way to do this?
Print your Word document on one page
This is a great help – Thanks for the tips – you are great -