The Board - Tables

Creating and Modifying Tables

In order to create a list of the game pieces you will need to create a table.

Instructions

  

1.

 Click on the Table Frame Tool and draw a new table as shown below:

 

begin by positioning the pointer to include a border

left click and drag the pointer to create the table

finish by unclicking the left mouse button at the desired location

  

2.

 After unclicking a new dialogue box appears called Create Table.

 
 

3.

 Select the desired amount of rows and columns depending upon how many game pieces you have.  Add one additional row for a 'Game Pieces' title and at least 2 additional for the company logo.  For example, if you have 10 game pieces, create at least 13 rows and one column.  Also, choose a Table format but it is not necessary.  I choose 'List with Title 3'.  Click OK.

 
 

4.

 Select the entire table by left clicking onto the square at the upper right-hand corner of the table.

select corner

notice that the selection bars gray out to indicate that they are selected as well as the rows have changed to black

5.

 Now, pre-set the table for inserting text as follows:
  • pre-set font (ex. 12pt)
  • pre-set font
  • select bold
  • center align the text 

6.

 Now, pre-set the alignment by right clicking on the selected table and choose Change Text/Align Text Vertically/Center.

7.

 Select the top row and change its color  .

Yours should look like:

8.

 Select the last two rows, right click and select Change Table/Merge Cells and Merge them together  

select last two rows or cells and right click

select Change Table/Merge Cells and Merge them together  

Yours should look like:

9.

 Select the entire table and right click to select Change Table/Line/Border Style/More Styles...

 
 

10.

 A new dialogue box appears.  Select 4 pt line width and Grid, then click OK.

Continue by selecting every row excluding the top and apply a gradient fill effect to them by selecting fill color and choosing fill effects.  A new dialogue box appears as shown below:

Select a Pattern, base color, and color 2.  Click OK.

Yours should look like:

11.

 Now select the top row and type:

Game Pieces
  • Change to 18pt font
  • Change text color to Black
  • Emboss the text by following the instructions below:

 Emboss the text by selecting the text and right clicking Change Text/Font...

  

 Then, a new dialogue box appears as below:

Select Emboss and click OK.

Yours should look like:

12.

 Continue by typing in the rest of the text and copying/pasting your logo from page 1 into the bottom merged cells of page 2 as shown below:

13.

 Finally, click on the rectangle tool and draw one behind your table frame to create a second border as shown below:

Select the Line/Border Style Tool and More Styles... A new dialogue box appears.  Select a border style, size, and color as shown below:

select OK when you are done.

Your finished Game Pieces should look like:

  
In this lesson you learned how to use a wizard and units.

 

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Credits

Microsoft Corporation. "Publisher" (1 October, 2001).

© Rodger Matthew Dohm, Business Department, Poway High School, Poway Unified School District