10 Ways to Turn Dull Word Tables into a Design Element

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Microsoft Office,
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Table,
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Overview: Sometimes all you want from a table is a bare-bones grid. But when a document calls for a little more polish and design appeal, put these tricks to work and turn those grids into sharp-looking tables.

Word provides a tremendous assortment of options that let you take a plain table and turn it into a work of art. Unfortunately, all those choices overwhelm some folks, so they opt for the default cramped and insipid tables. Perhaps even worse, others feel compelled to incorporate every available feature, decking out their tables with enough gaudy formatting frills to evoke the scorn of co-workers and frighten small children.

Finding the middle ground requires an understanding of just a few simple design principles and then knowing how to use Word's table features to implement them. This illustrated list focuses on some of the best ways to improve the appearance of tables without going overboard.

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Format: PDF | Size: 172KB | Date: Nov 2006 | Pages: 5


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