Sunday, September 18, 2011

Tutorial: Creating tables in Word

Not too long ago, I promised a tutorial on how to create tables using Microsoft Word.  I use Word to make our weekly homeschool lesson plans.  An example of our weekly lesson plan:


Subject
Monday   10/3
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Math




Evaluating Algebraic Expressions



Basic Algebra #1 – 15 problems
Basic Algebra #1 – 12 problems
Basic Algebra #3 – 15 problems


Language Arts




The Wind in the Willows Ch 1 and 2

Grammar pg 98-104
Think and Write

Megawords #2-10

The Wind in the Willows Ch 3 and 4

Grammar 105-111
Think and Write

Megawords #2-10
The Wind in the Willows Ch 5 and 6

Grammar 112-117
Think and Write

Megawords #2-10
The Wind in the Willows Ch 7 and 8

Grammar 118-121
Think and Write

Megawords #2-10
The Wind in the Willows Ch 9 and 10

Revise Think and Write
Science





Dragons of Eden pg 55 to 69

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Humans and The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Dragons of Eden pg 69 to 79

Light Meets Atoms

Exp: Don’t Paint Your Lunchbox Black
Dragons of Eden pg 83 to 92

Rainbow Refraction


Dragons of Eden pg 92 to 104

Sunset Scattering

Exp: Bowl of Sky
Video
Social Studies




Landforms Notebook
Landforms Notebook
Landforms Notebook
Landforms Notebook

Miscellaneous








Outing/Field Trip

To make a table using Microsoft Word, once you have Word open, first use your mouse to click on "Insert" and locate the tab for "Table":
Click on Table, and a graphic should open up with rows and columns of boxes.  You need to know how many rows and columns you need in your grid.  Use your mouse to highlight the proper number of rows and columns. The grid will appear as you mouse over the boxes in the Table menu.  When you have selected the right number, just click on the last box highlighted.
Now, you are ready to fill in your grid! Just click in any box, and fill in the contents! 
I filled in just the days of the weeks and subjects.  I saved my grid as a template so that I could change the contents as needed.

1 comment:

  1. Great tutorial! I've always had trouble with this.... not any more. Thanks for visiting me at A Season for All Things. I'm your newest follower and fellow homeschooler. ~ Ellen

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