BTS 163 Ch 5 - Using Advanced Table Features

Distribute Columns

A command that adjusts the width of the selected columns so that they are equal.

Distribute Rows

A command that causes the height of the selected rows to be equal.

Organizer

A dialog box where you can modify a document by using styles stored in another document or template. (Home tab > Styles group > Styles pane launcher > Manage Styles button > Import/Export button)

Style

A group of formatting commands - such as font, font size, and font color - that can be applied with a single command.

Formula

A mathematical expression that contains functions, operators, constants, and properties, and returns a value to a cell.

Field

A placeholder for data.

Function

A predefined formula that performs calculations by using specific values in a particular order.

Table style

A style that includes formatting for the entire table and specific table elements, such as rows and columns.

Border Painter

A table feature that applies selected formatting to specific borders of a table.

AutoFit

A table feature that automatically adjusts column widths or the width of an entire table.

Merge

A table feature that combines two or more adjacent cells into one cell so that the text spans across multiple columns or rows.

Split Table

A table feature that divides an existing table into two tables in which the selected row becomes the first row of the second table.

Split

A table feature that divides selected cells into multiple cells with a specified number of rows and columns.

AutoFit Contents

A table feature that resizes the column widths to accommodate the maximum field size.

Nested table

A table inserted in a cell of an existing table.

Caption

A title that is added to a Word object and numbered sequentially.

Gridlines

Nonprinting lines that indicate cell borders.

Cell margins

The amount of space between a cell's content and the left, right, top, and bottom borders of the cell.

Cell spacing

The distance between the individual cells in a table.

Header row

The first row of a table containing column titles.

Alternative text

text associated with an image that serves the same purpose and conveys the same essential information as the image.