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Create table

You can create tables, navigate between their cells, and enter text into them.

Create a blank table​

  1. Set the cursor at the location in the document where you want to insert the table.
  2. On the Insert tab, click the Table button.
  3. Select the number of rows and columns by moving the cursor over the template cells.

The created table will occupy the full page width between the margins. Columns and rows will have equal width and height, which you can change.

Convert text to a table​

  1. Select the text fragment you want to convert.
  2. Perform steps 2 and 3 from the instructions above to insert a table.

In the created table, each paragraph of the selected text will be placed in a separate cell. Cells are filled from left to right and top to bottom.

  1. Set the cursor in the desired cell. You will enter edit mode.
  2. Press the arrow keys ←, ↑, ↓, →.

You can also move to the next or previous cell by pressing the Tab or Shift+Tab keys.

Enter text into a table cell​

  1. Set the cursor in the desired cell. You will enter edit mode.
  2. Enter and format your text.