Today you will

• merge cells to make a title across the top of a table
• make the column headings stand out
• build a table from your project with at least four columns and eight rows

Your table goes in {{code:sm1_doc3_table_document.docx}}. This is a Key Assignment file.

Merge cells means joining two or more cells into one big cell, like a title across the top.

Split cells means dividing a cell back into separate cells if you merged too much.

A table style adds ready-made shading, borders and stripes in one click.

The header row is the row of column names. It should stand out from the rest of the table.

Example

• Title row: Work Experience task log: local garage placement
• Header row: Task, Supervisor, Day, Hours, Status

You will start a sample table for a Work Experience placement at a local garage. It goes in your Key Assignment file.

Watch your teacher first, then follow the steps for your app in the box below. You will type these three rows into your table.

Common snags

• {{btn:Merge Cells}} is greyed out. Drag across the whole cells, not just the text, and try again.
• The title got the shading instead of row 2. Untick {{btn:Header Row}} on {{btn:Table Design}}, or shade row 2 yourself.
• {{btn:Pin header row}} will not switch on. Click in row 2, where the column names are, not in the title.