Customizing Lists
and Tables in MS
Word
By the end of this lesson, students
will be able to:
Create List
Insert Tables
Format Tables
Merge and Split Cells
Create the Fruits: Vegetables:
following • Apples • Carrots
list • Bananas • Broccoli
• Oranges • Spinach
• Strawberries • Potatoes
• Grapes
• Tomatoes
Creating Bulleted and Numbered
Lists
• Bulleted Lists: Simple steps to
create a bulleted list.
• Choose from various bullet styles.
• Numbered Lists: Simple steps to
create a numbered list.
• Different numbering styles (1, 2, 3;
i, ii, iii; a, b, c).
Customizing Lists
Adjusting List Styles:
How to change bullet and number styles
[Link] Your List
[Link] to the Home Tab
[Link] Bullet or Number Style
Customizing Lists
Changing Symbols:
Choose custom symbols for bullets.
1. Select Your List
2. Go to the Home Tab
3. Open Bullet Library
4. Select "Define New Bullet.”
5. Choose Symbol
Customizing Lists
Adjusting Indentation
[Link] Your List:
[Link] to the Home Tab:
[Link] Indentation:
1. Click the "Increase Indent" button to move the list items to the right.
2. Click the "Decrease Indent" button to move the list items to the left.
Inserting Tables
Table uses
Organize Data
Compare Information
Display Numbers
Create Forms
How to create table
create table for students score ( 2 col X 4
rows)
Name Score
Mona 88
Amal 90
Reem 83
Formatting Tables
Adjusting Column Width: Steps to change column width for better fit.
Changing Alignment: Align text within table cells.
Adding Borders: How to add and customize table borders.
Adding Shading: Steps to add background shading to table cells.
Adjusting Column Width
1. Click on the column you want to adjust.
2. Click on the "Layout" tab under "Table Tools."
3. Enter the desired width in the "Cell Size" group or drag
the column border.
Changing Alignment
1. Highlight the cells you want to align.
2. Click on the "Home" tab.
3. Use the alignment buttons in the "Paragraph"
group (left, center, right, top, middle, bottom).
Adding Borders
1. Click on the table to select it.
2. Click on the "Design" tab under "Table Tools
3. Click on "Borders" and choose the border style.
4. Select "Borders and Shading" for more options.
Adding Shading
[Link] the cells you want to shade.
[Link] on the "Design" tab under "Table
Tools."
[Link] on "Shading" and choose the
desired color.
Merging and Splitting Cells
1- Merging Cells
2- Splitting Cells
Merging and Splitting Cells
• How to Merge Multiple Cells into One:
[Link] the cells you want to merge.
[Link] on the "Layout" tab under "Table Tools."
[Link] "Merge Cells" in the "Merge" group.
Merging and Splitting Cells
How to Split a Single Cell into Multiple Cells:
[Link] the Cell
[Link] on the "Layout" tab under "Table Tools.”
[Link] "Split Cells" in the "Merge" group.
[Link] the number of rows and columns you want.
Section Breaks
• A section break divides a document into sections, allowing you to
apply different formatting to each section.
• Uses :
• To apply different headers or footers to different sections.
• To change the page orientation or margins for a specific section.
• To create sections with different column layouts.
Summary and Q&A
• Recap of Key Points:
• Customizing bulleted and
numbered lists
• inserting and formatting tables.
• Quiz ( 5 mins)
How do you change the width of a column in
a table?
A. Go to the "Home" tab
B. Go to the "Insert" tab
C. Go to the "Layout" tab under "Table Tools”
D. Right-click the table
Which tab do you use to align text within table
cells?
A. File
B. Layout
C. Insert
D. Home
How can you add and customize borders for a
table?
A. Go to the "Insert" tab
B. Go to the "Design" tab under "Table Tools"
C. Right-click the table
D. Go to the "File" tab
Where do you go to add background shading to
table cells?
A. Layout tab under "Table Tools"
B. Home tab
C. Insert tab
D. Design tab under "Table Tools"
How do you merge multiple cells into one?
A. Select cells, go to the "Home" tab
B. Select cells, go to the "Layout" tab under "Table Tools"
C. Select cells, right-click
D. Select cells, go to the "Design" tab under "Table Tools"
Answer Key:
1.C - Go to the "Layout" tab under "Table Tools"
2.D - Home
3.B - Go to the "Design" tab under "Table Tools"
4.D - Design tab under "Table Tools"
5.B - Select cells, go to "Layout" tab under "Table Tools"