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The document provides instructions for creating tables in Google Docs. It explains how to insert a table and choose the number of rows and columns. It describes how to change column widths, split, merge, and delete columns and rows. The document then provides an example table and step-by-step instructions for creating a similar table with names and hobbies, including formatting options like font size and style.

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The document provides instructions for creating tables in Google Docs. It explains how to insert a table and choose the number of rows and columns. It describes how to change column widths, split, merge, and delete columns and rows. The document then provides an example table and step-by-step instructions for creating a similar table with names and hobbies, including formatting options like font size and style.

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Jack Tracey

4/22/15
6/a

Creating Tables in Google Docs


When you want to make a listing of information neat and easy to read in your writing
piece, you can create a table. You can do this by going to Insert - Table. Then choose how many
rows and columns you need.. Once youve created your table, you can change the width of the
columns by dragging the vertical lines. You can also split, merge, and delete columns and rows.

Hobbies Of People
First Name

Last Name

Hobby

Karl

Mars

Basketball

David

Tracey

Soccer

John

Smith

Fishing

Peter

Le

Basketball

Albert

Luseas

Video Games

Practice creating a table, by following each of the instructions listed below.


1) Add your name, date and class in a header!
2) Change the above paragraph line spacing to 1.5 instead of single spacing.
3) Below the paragraph, create a table with three columns and five rows.
4) Use the Arial font, size 12 for all information in the body of your table.
5) In column one, type the first name of your friend or family member.
6) In column two type the last name of your friend or family member.
7) In the last column type the name of a hobby that the person has (i.e. sport played, instrument
played, collections, reading.)
8) Fill in all the information in your table. (You will have information for five people)
9) Add a row at the top of the table and make a column heading for each column
10) Use font size 14Bold for your headings.
11) Add a title for your table by adding one more row and merge the cells in the row. Be sure to
center it above the table and make the font larger and Bold.
12) Try to get your final table to look its best in Print Preview. Print it to laser printer. Make sure it
is only on ONE PAGE!!!!
**Extra Time? Go to Add-ons and look up TABLES. Click on the Table Formatter Add-On.
This will allow you to have some of the cool design features that MS Word has.
Jack Tracey

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