Microsoft Word 2016 – How to Insert a Table

You can insert a table by choosing from a selection of preformatted tables or by selecting the number of rows and columns that you want. You can also design your own table if you want more control over the shape of your table’s columns and rows.

To quickly insert a table:

Click Insert > Table and move the cursor over the grid until you highlight the number of columns and rows you want.

Click and the table appears in the document. If you need to make adjustments, you can add columns and rows in a table, delete rows or columns or merge cells.

When you click in the table, the Table Tools appear.

Use Table Tools to choose different colours, table styles, add a border to a page or remove borders from a table. You can even insert a formula to provide the sum for a column or row of numbers in a table.

If you already have text in your document that would look better as a table, Word can convert text to a table.