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Table Styles

A table style is a collection of table formatting attributes, such as table borders and row and column strokes, that can be applied in a single step.

Alternative Text

Alt text (alternative text) is a word or phrase that can be inserted as an attribute in an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) document to tell Web site viewers the nature or contents of an image. The alt text appears in a blank box that would normally contain the image.

Descending Order

Ascending Order. Numbers are said to be in ascending order when they are arranged from the smallest to the largest number. E.g. 5, 9, 13, 17 and 21 are arranged in ascending order.

Auto Fit Command

Automatic Fit Command

Draw Table Command

Click Insert > Table > Draw Table. ... Draw a rectangle to make the table's borders. ... To erase a line: ... If you want to distribute all of the rows and columns evenly, on the Table Tools Layout tab, in the Cell Size group, click Distribute Rows or Distribute Columns.

Design Tab

Design tab. In the above image, the Row-Oriented Table contained in the Grid Layout is selected. The portion of the grid that contains the table is highlighted, and Definition tab displays the same information that is found in Configuration > Definitions for that component.

Insert Table Dialog Box

In Design view, put the cursor where you want to insert the table. In the Table menu, click Insert Table. The Insert Table dialog box is displayed. Select the table options, and then click OK. The table is inserted into the Web page.

Header Row

In Excel and other spreadsheet applications, the column header is the colored row of letters used to identify each column within the sheet, or workbook. The column header row is located above the row one.

Convert Text To Table

Insert separator characters—such as commas or tabs—to indicate where you want to divide the text into table columns. ... Use paragraph marks to indicate where you want to begin a new table row. ... Select the text you want to convert to a table. On the Insert tab, click Table > Convert Text to Table.

Ascending Order

Numbers are said to be in ascending order when they are arranged from the smallest to the largest number. E.g. 5, 9, 13, 17 and 21 are arranged in ascending order.

Split Cells

Open Calc or Excel. Highlight the merged cell you want to split. A merged cell will expand into multiple columns or rows. Click the Merge cells button in the formatting bar. Below is an example of what this button looks like in each of the versions of Excel and Calc that support this option.

Layout Tab

Page layout refers to the arrangement of text, images, and other objects on a page.

Quick Tables

Quick Tables are tables that are stored in galleries as building blocks. You can access and reuse Quick Tables at any time. If you frequently use a table with specific formatting, you can save a copy of the table in the Quick Tables gallery so that you don't need to recreate the table each time that you want to use it.

Table Tools Ribbon

Ribbon for tools on tables

Convert Table To Text

Select the rows or table you want to convert to text. Under Table Tools, on the Layout tab, click Convert to Text. In the Convert to Text box, under Separate text with, click the separator character you want to use in place of the column boundaries. ... Click OK.

Merge Cells

Select two or more adjacent cells that you want to merge. ... On the Home tab, in the Alignment group, click Merge and Center. ... To change the text alignment in the merged cell, select the cell, and then click any of the alignment buttons in the Alignment group on the Home tab.

Sort

a category of things or people having some common feature; a type.

Formula

a fixed form of words, especially one used in particular contexts or as a conventional usage.

Table

a set of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns.

Cells

a small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps.