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FAA Table Instructions

The document provides directions for formatting a table in Microsoft Word. It instructs the user to insert a 6x11 table, merge and format cells, add borders, color rows, and type information into the cells. The table is to include thinkers, innovators, and details about their lives sourced from USA Today. Specific formatting is outlined, such as font, cell sizes, borders, colors, and alignments. The finished table should provide biographical information for several individuals.

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FAA Table Instructions

The document provides directions for formatting a table in Microsoft Word. It instructs the user to insert a 6x11 table, merge and format cells, add borders, color rows, and type information into the cells. The table is to include thinkers, innovators, and details about their lives sourced from USA Today. Specific formatting is outlined, such as font, cell sizes, borders, colors, and alignments. The finished table should provide biographical information for several individuals.

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Directions: You will format the table. This is a graded lesson. The entire table should be done in Times New Roman, size 12. Go to Insert, Footer. Select Mod, Odd Page, and type your name and class period.
Press enter twice to get started.
1) To Landscape a documentUnder Page Layout Tab, Click Orientation and select Landscape. (Landscape

means the document is wider than it is long).


2) Draw a 6 by 11 table a. Go to Insert Tab and find the Table button b. Click on the arrow button below Table

c.

Go to the bottom of the list & click Insert Table

d.

Put in Number of Columns is 6; Number of Rows is 11.

3) Highlight entire Table, (keep highlight inside of table, not outside of table) a. Go to Layout, Look to far left and select Properties from the Table Group.

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b.

Go to Row Tab, Click Specify Height (Put check mark in Specify Height) Use up arrow to go to 0.3 and go to Cell, Select Center. Click OK.

4) Highlight the cells in the top row (across). a. Under Layout Tab, in the Merge Group, Click Merge Cells.

b.

After merging the 6 cells to 1, keep the highlight on in the first row and in the Cell Size Group under Layout tab, change row Height to 0.5.

c.

In the Alignment Group under Layout, Choose Align Center (Middle of 2nd row of alignments).

5) Go Down to Row 11 (Last Row). Highlight Cells 1-6 across. 6) Repeat Number 3. Reminder, the Last Row should look like the First Row all the way across. 7) Merge the 2 cells on the second row. a. Highlight the first two cells

b. c. d.

Layout Tab, click on Merge cells button, in the Merge Group. Going across, highlight the next two cells, and click on Merge cells under the Merge Group. Highlight the last two cells going across, and click on Merge cells button, under the Merge Group.

8) Put a border around your table to dress it up. a. In the Design Tab, select the Line Style at the very top in the Draw Borders Group.

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b.

Click on the drop-down arrow next to the Line Style and choose any style that pleases you (except no border). Under the Line Style button, click Line Width arrow and select 3pt.

9) You will see a small Pen. Under the Design Tab, select Pen Color in the Draw Borders Group. (Drop-down

arrow to select the color. a. Create the outside border of the table by clicking the top border on the line, left side on the lines, right side on the lines, bottom of table on the lines. b. Be sure to separate the top of the table and the bottom of the table as shown on the example. c. Click Undo on the QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR if you mess up or put a border where you should not.

10) Turn off the pencil by clicking on Draw Table at the right under Draw Borders Group.

11) Highlight the first row to begin shading or coloring the table (leaving this row white is an option).

Remember the bottom row should be the same color a. Under Design, look to the right of the Table Styles Group and you will see the Bucket for Shading.

b.

Select one color for the top row.

12) Highlight the second row to color it using the steps above. 13) Go down to the third row and alternate two colors across the columns using the example. Remember to

look at the name of the color or position of color that you are selecting.

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14) Type in the information found in the first three rows on your sample document by using tab to get to the

next cell. You will bold and Center the first 3 rows of the table.
15) Type the names of in the first column, under Thinkers and Innovators. 16) Adjust the size of the columns for Name and Life so that it fits nicely: a. Adjust the size of the columns by positioning the mouse pointer on the line between two of the

columns until you get the double-headed arrow.

b. Resize the first column as needed to make the names fit. 17) Make sure all the Name and Life columns are the same size. a. Highlight the first column where you have the Name heading. i. Under Layout Tab, click on the Properties button on the far left, then select the Cell Tab. ii. Check Preferred Width and type in1.76. b. Go to1st Life Column, and right click i. Go to Table Properties, select the Cell Tab. ii. Check Preferred Width iii. Type in 1.09. nd rd c. Follow the above steps for the 2 and 3 Name columns and Life Columns. 18) Type all the remaining text from handout. Use the tab key on the keyboard to move your cursor to the

next cell. Fix errors as you type.


19) The source is typed at the left margin (Align left in the Paragraph Group). Italicize USA Today. 20) Space once after the web address to make it turn blue automatically. 21) Parks and Chisholm are now deceased. Go on line and find out the year and put the year in the table that

they passed away.


22) One point will be deducted for all spelling and errors. Fix errors.

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