There are two ways to add a table to the document using the Insert feature:

1. Click the Insert Table button on the standard toolbar. Drag the mouse along the grid, highlighting the number of rows and columns for the table.
   
   
2. Or, select Table|Insert|Table from the menu bar. Select the number of rows and columns for the table and click OK.
3. Draw the Table

Inserting Rows and Columns in Microsoft Word

Once the table is drawn, insert additional rows by placing the cursor in the row you want to be adjacent to. Select/Click Table|Insert|Rows Above or Rows Below. Or, select an entire row and right-click with the mouse. Choose/click Insert Rows from the shortcut menu or standard toolbar.

Just like inserting a row, add a new column by placing the cursor in a cell adjacent to where the new column will be added. Select/Click Table|Insert|Columns to the Left or Columns to the Right. Or, select the column, right-click with the mouse, and select Insert Columns.

Moving and Resizing a Table

A four-sided moving arrow and open box resizing handle will appear on the corners of the table if the mouse is placed over the table. Click and drag the four-ended arrow in order to move the table and release the mouse button when the table is positioned where you want it. Click and drag the open box handle to re size the table. Change the column widths and row heights by clicking the cell dividers and dragging them with the mouse.

The Tables and Borders tool bars allows you to add border styles, shading, text effects, alignment, and more options to your table. Access the toolbar by clicking Table|Draw Table or View|Toolbars|Tables and Borders.

Table Properties

Use this Table Properties dialog box to modify the alignment of the table with the body text and the text within the table. Access the box by selecting/clicking Tables|Table Properties.

Size - Check the Preferred width box and enter a value if the table should be an exact width.

• Alignment - Highlight the illustration that represents the alignment of the table in relation to the text of the document.
• Text wrapping - Highlight "None" if the table should appear on a separate line from the text or choose "Around" if the text should wrap around the table.

• Borders and Shading - Select from a number of border styles, colors, and widths. Click the Shading tab to change the background color and pattern.

• Options - Select/Click the Options button on the Table Properties window. To change the spacing between the document text and the table borders under Default cell margins. Check the Allow spacing between cells box and enter a value to add space between the table cells.

Adding Clip Art

In adding a clip art image from the Microsoft library to a document, follow these steps:

1. Select/click Insert|Picture|Clip Art from the menu bar.
   
   
2. To find an image, click in the white box following Search for clips. Delete the words "Type one or more words. . ." and enter keywords describing the image you want to use.
   or Click one of the category icons.
3. Click once on the image you want to add to the document and the following pop up menu will appear:

• Insert Clip - add the image to the document.
• Preview Clip - view the image full-size before adding it to the document. Drag the bottom, right corner of the preview window to resize the image and click the "x" close button to end the preview.
• Add Clip to Favorites - add the selected image to your favorites directory that can be chosen from the Insert ClipArt dialog box.
• Find Similar Clips - retrieve images similar to the one you have chosen.
  

4. Continue selecting images to add to the document and click the Close button in the top, right corner of the Insert ClipArt window to stop adding clip art to the document.

Add An Image from a File

Follow these steps to add a photo or graphic from an existing file:

1. Select Insert|Picture|From File on the menu bar.
2. Click the down arrow button on the right of the Look in: window to find the image on your computer.
3. Highlight the file name from the list and click the Insert button.

Activate/select the image you wish to edit by clicking(left click) on it once with the mouse. Nine handles will appear around the graphic. Click and drag these handles to resize the image. The handles on the corners will resize proportionally while the handles on the straight lines will stretch the image. More picture effects can be changed using the Picture toolbar. The Picture toolbar would appear when you click on the image. If not then, select/click View|Toolbars|Picture from the menu bar to activate it.

• Insert Picture - display the image selection window and allows you to change the image.
• Image Control - allows to to make the image grayscale, black and white, or a watermark.
• More/Less Contrast - modifies the contrast between the colors of the image.
• More/Less Brightness - darken or brighten the image.
• Click Crop and drag the handles on the activated image to delete outer portions of the image.
• Line Style - add a variety of borders to the graphic.
• Text Wrapping - modify the way the document text wraps around the graphic.
• Format Picture - displays all the image properties in a separate window.
• Reset Picture - delete all the modifications made to the image.

The Auto Shapes toolbar allows you to draw many different geometrical shapes, arrows, flow chart symbols, stars, and banners on the document. To activate the AutoShapes toolbar select/click Insert|Picture|AutoShapes or View|Toolbars|AutoShapes from the menu bar, or clicking the AutoShapes button on the Drawing toolbar. Click each button on the toolbar to view the options for drawing the shape.

• Lines - After you click the Lines button on the AutoShapes toolbar, draw a straight line, arrow, or double-ended arrow from the first row of options by clicking the respective button. Click in the document where you would like the line to begin and click again where it should end. To draw a curved line or freeform shape, select/click curved lines from the menu (first and second buttons of second row), click in the document where the line should appear, and click the mouse every time a curve should begin. End creating the graphic by clicking on the starting end or press the ESC key. To scribble, click the last button in the second row, click the mouse in the document and hold down the left button while you draw the design. Let go of the mouse button to stop drawing.

• Basic Shapes - Click the Basic Shapes button in the AutoShapes toolbar to select from many two- and three-dimensional shapes, icons, braces, and brackets. Use the drag-and-drop method to draw the shape in the document (click the desired shape and drag it to the text area). When the shape has been made, it can be resized using the open box handles and other adjustments specific to each shape can be modified using the yellow diamond handles.
  
• Block Arrows - Select Block Arrows to choose from many types of two- and three-dimensional arrows. Drag-and-drop the arrow in the document (click the desired shape and drag it to the text area) and use the open box and yellow diamond handles to adjust the arrowheads. Each AutoShape can also be rotated by first clicking the Free Rotate button on the drawing toolbar . Click and drag the green handles around the image to rotate it. The tree image below was created from an arrow rotated 90 degrees.
  
• Flow Chart - Choose from the flow chart menu to add flow chart elements to the document and use the line menu to draw connections between the elements.
• Stars and Banners - Click the button to select stars, bursts, banners, and scrolls.
• Call Outs - Select from the speech and thought bubbles, and line call outs. Enter the call out text in the text box that is made.
• More AutoShapes - Click this button to choose from a list of clip art categories.

Each of the submenus on the AutoShapes toolbar can become a separate toolbar. Just click and drag the gray bar across the top of the submenus off of the toolbar and it will become a separate floating toolbar.