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Cells, rows, and columns in Excel 2011 for Mac work just like a table in Word or PowerPoint, but have many more capabilities. Adding rows and columns is almost as easy as pressing a button:
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- Inserting a cell: Select a cell (or multiple cells) and then choose Insert→Cells from the menu bar. Alternatively, click the Ribbon’s Home tab; in the Cells group, choose Insert→Insert Cells. A small dialog asks you which way to push the existing cells.
- Inserting a row: Select a cell (or multiple cells row-wise) and then choose Insert→Rows from the menu bar. Alternatively, click the Ribbon’s Home tab; in the Cells group, choose Insert→Insert Rows. Your new, blank row(s) push(es) the current row and the rows beneath down one (or more) row(s).
- Inserting a column: Select a cell or multiple cells column-wise and then choose Insert→Columns from the menu bar. Alternatively, click the Ribbon’s Home tab; in the Cells group, choose Insert→Insert Columns. Your new, blank column(s) push(es) the current column and columns one (or more) column(s) to the right.
You can delete cells, rows, or columns in the following ways:
- Deleting a cell: Select a cell and then choose Edit→Delete from the menu bar. Alternatively, click the Ribbon’s Home tab; in the Cells group, choose Delete→Delete Cells. A small dialog asks you which way to move the existing cells.
- Deleting a row: Select a row number and then choose Edit→Delete from the menu bar. Alternatively, click the Ribbon’s Home tab; in the Cells group, choose Delete→Delete Rows. Your selected row vanishes, and the rows beneath move up one row.
- Deleting a column: Select a column letter and then choose Edit→Delete from the menu bar. Alternatively, click the Ribbon’s Home tab; in the Cells group, choose Delete→Delete Columns. Your column disappears, and columns to the right move one to the left.
As you fill in a table in Office 2011 for Mac Word document, you may discover you need more rows or columns, or perhaps you will want to merge some cells to enhance the layout. When you click anywhere within a table, the Table Layouttab displays on the Ribbon.
Displaying gridlines and setting properties in Word tables
The Settings group of Table Layout tabhas only two buttons:
- Gridlines: Toggles grid lines on and off.
- Properties: Displays the Table Properties dialog, described later in this chapter.
Adding a row or column to a table in Word 2011
Click in your table and then click an appropriate button from the Rows and Columns group on the Table Layout tab. Each time you click a button, a new row or column is added relative to the selected table cell. Pressing Tab in the last cell of a table adds a new row.
Deleting a row, column, or cell in a table
Click in your table and then select a cell, row, column, or drag over the desired cells. Then click the Ribbon’s Table Layout tab, find the Rows and Columns group, and click the Delete button. A menu displays. Choose from the following:
- Delete Cells: Deletes the selected cell or cells.
- Delete Columns: Deletes the selected column or columns.
- Delete Rows: Deletes the selected row or rows.
- Delete Table: Deletes the entire table and all of its contents.
Merging and splitting tables in Word 2011
The Merge group on the Table Layout tab offers the following options:
- Merge: Select a range of cells and then click this button to remove the cell borders to create a single, larger cell.
- Split cells: Select a cell or range of cells and then click this button to display a small dialog where you specify how many cells to split the selection into.
- Split table: Select a cell and then click this button to split the table into two tables. The table breaks above the selected cell.
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Automatically adjusting cell size in a table
You can adjust cell sizes automatically using the buttons in the Cell Size group of the Table Layout tab. The three formatting options are:
- AutoFit
- Distribute Rows: Select two or more rows and then click this button to make the row height uniform for the selected range using the average height of the rows selected.
- Distribute Columns: Select two or more columns and then click this button to make the column width uniform for the selected range using the average width of the selected columns.
Aligning table cell contents
Unless the content of your cells fits exactly, there’s room within cells to position the contents.
- Align: Select a cell or cells and then choose a content alignment option from the pop-up menu.
- Direction: Select a cell or cells and then choose a text direction from the pop-up menu.
- Margins: Displays the Table Options dialog that lets you specify how much space to have around the content within the selected cell or cells.
Sorting, calculating, and converting tables
When data is arranged so that the top row, and only the top row, is the column labels, and there are no merged cells, Word can do some common spreadsheet functions with your data.
- Sort: Displays a Sort dialog.
- AutoSum: If you have a column containing numbers that you want to add up and put the total in a cell at the bottom, here’s what you do:
- Click into the empty cell at the bottom of your column containing numbers.
- Click the AutoSum button.
- Repeat Header Row: Click into the first row of your table and then click this button so that when your table spans more than one page, the header is replicated on the top row of each page.
- Convert Table to Text: Click to remove all the table elements and leave just the text separated by tabs.