How to Draw a Table in Microsoft Word 2003

Word processing programs have come a long way from the days when they essentially served as glorified typewriters. As technology has grown, more features have been added to make such programs increasingly useful to users. Modern day word processors even allow users to create tables inside of their documents; here's how to do it.

Instructions

1

Access the table drawing menu. Scroll to the Table tab on the command bar and select Draw Table. The cursor will turn into a pencil icon.

2

Draw the table. Use the pencil icon to draw a table by left-clicking and holding as you drag the cursor to create the desired table. Release the mouse button once you have drawn the table.

3

Re-size the table. Grab the lower right corner of the table by hovering the mouse cursor over it until a box appears. Then left-click and hold as you drag the table to the desired size.

4

Enter text into the table. To enter text in the table, left-click inside of the table and a text cursor will appear; enter the desired text.

5

Move the table. To move the table, left-click on the upper left corner and hold as you drag the table to the desired size.