How to remove/add borders on a table

-

 Step by step on how to remove and add borders to a table in Word:

Step 1: Highlight where you want the borders removed. For this example, I am going to remove all of the borders, so I am going to highlight the whole table. 


Step 2: Make sure you are on the Table Design tab and go to borders.


Step 3: You are going to select from one of the options listed. Since I want to remove all of the borders, I selected No Border. 

Final Result:

Now let's add some borders back to this table

Step 1: Highlight the areas where you want to add borders. For this example, I am going to show adding the outside borders back to the table. 

Step 2: Go to the Table Design Tab and select Borders.

Step 3: Select Outside Borders.

Final Result:









Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Introduction

-
   Welcome to Word Processing 101! My name is Tierra Slaughter-McDowell. Each week I will have a new blog post up showing helpful tips and tricks in Word. These tips and tricks will come in handy if you are in school, have a career that requires you to use Word, or even in everyday life. 
Read more

How to set a left tab for a modified-block style letter

-
Image
How to set a left tab: Step 1:  On the home tab we are going to select the Paragraph dialog launcher. It is located on the bottom right of the paragraph section.  Step 2:  We are going to click Tabs at the bottom left of the dialog box. Step 3:  Type 3.25 in the tab stop position.  Step 4:  We are going to select left alignment. Step 5:  Select OK. If you completed all of the steps correctly, it should look like this:
Read more

How to evenly distribute columns

-
Image
Having evenly distributed columns in a table will make the appearance of your table look more professional. Making columns even is an easy process. Here is a step-by-step tutorial.  Step 1:  Insert a table in Word. For this tutorial, I am going to have my columns uneven to show the before and after.  Step 2: Select the whole table. You can click the icon that is circled to highlight the whole table.  Step 3: Once the table is selected, right click and a list will pop up. Select Distribute Columns Evenly.  Final Result: It will make your columns even. 
Read more