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Lesson 8: Creating Tables

Step 1: Creating the Table

• We will create a table to better organize the information listed at the bottom of the page (about LEXIS, etc.)

1. Place the cursor in front of "LEXIS", towards the bottom of the page.
2. Click on the Insert Table button on the Objects Toolbar.

3. In the resulting Insert Table window that pops up, create a table with 4 Rows, 2 Columns, Cell Padding of 4, Cell Spacing of 0, Width of 75%, and Border of 1. (Rows are the number of horizontal rows you want, and columns are the number of cells you want going across in each row. Cell padding is the space from the cell border to the inside of the cell, and cell spacing is the space between each cell to the next.)

4. A table will now be inserted in the text.

Step 2: Inserting the Text

• We will now transfer the text into the table. The name of the database (the text that is linked) will go into the first column, and the description of that database will go into the second column.

1. Highlight "LEXIS" (which should be linked/underlined) and cut it by going to Edit > Cut. Click inside the first cell in the first column and paste the text by going to Edit > Paste.
2. Highlight "United States Code Service (USCS)" (which should be italicized) and cut it by going to Edit > Cut. Click inside the top cell of the second column and paste the text by going to Edit > Paste.
3. Repeat these steps for the next 3 online databases and their descriptions.
4. The resulting table should look like this:
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