Working with Tables in Word

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How to Use This Course
There are a couple of downloads you will need and some advice about the order of lessons, all here in this section.
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Is it a table or not?
In the days of typewriters, tables were made using spaces and underlining. Today we can do better, making true tables using features built into Word. The first step is figuring out whether you have a true table or a typewritten one.
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- 2.0
  Identifying Tables
  10 Minutes
- 2.1
  Identifying Table Parts
  2 Minutes
Getting Around in Tables
Whether you should do this lesson before or after the next one is debatable. This section is quick, and it will help you manipulate and move through tables for the rest of the lessons.
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- 3.0
  Navigating and Selecting Parts of Tables
  7 Minutes
Creating Tables
Whether you're working from a typewritten table or creating one fresh, this section has the knowledge you need.
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Format Tables
Even if you start with a pretty nice table, there will be finessing to do. Much of this is best done as a final step after all the contents are in place and organized.
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QC Tables
Quality checking is the domain of the editor. In this section, we explore this stage.
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- 6.0
  Check totals
  8 Minutes
- 6.1
  BONUS: Quality Checklist
Conclusion
This concludes our time together. I hope to see you in one of the other core courses or in a skill bite!
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- 7.0
  Keep learning!