My 7 7 Essential Microsoft Word Table Tricks 📊
Discover 7 useful tips to enhance your tables in Microsoft Word for better formatting and functionality.

Deborah Savadra
46.5K views • May 5, 2021

About this video
If you use tables in your Microsoft Word documents, you may not know about these 7 formatting and/or functional tricks for getting the most out of your tables. Plus, view a free sample lesson from the Tables section of my Basic Word Skills for Legal Professionals course.
0:00 Intro
1:05 Repeating header rows
1:57 Stop row splitting
3:06 Autonumber table rows
4:37 Save a table format for future use
6:03 Reset cell margins
7:30 Stop automatic cell resizing
8:37 Add a new row or column with the plus sign
9:08 See sample Tables lesson at https://legalofficeguru.com/course/tables-and-columns/module-1/when-to-use-tables-versus-columns/
For more information on my Basic Word Skills for Legal Professionals course, go to https://legalofficeguru.com/downloads/basic-word-skills-for-legal-professionals/
Subscribe for more free Microsoft Office tips: https://goo.gl/vMh44E
Get my Brief Requirements Checklist here: https://legalofficeguru.com/brief-requirements-checklist
Get my Fast Formatting Fixes Guide here: https://legalofficeguru.com/fffg/
Assess your Microsoft Word skills with my Word Skills Checklist: https://legalofficeguru.com/basic-word-skills-checklist/
Before you publish your next Table of Authorities, run it through this 2-page checklist: https://legalofficeguru.com/table-of-authorities-10-step-pre-publish-checklist/
Recording information (some links may be affiliate links for which I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you):
Screen capture software: Camtasia 2020 (https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html)
Camera for pre-recorded videos: Canon EOS Rebel SL2 camera (http://amzn.to/2EV2PyL)
Camera for livestreams: Logitech HD Pro Webcam 920 (http://amzn.to/2aIDUve)
Mic: Blue Snowball (http://amzn.to/2EHCeSC) or Boya lavalier mic (http://amzn.to/2CauCu6)
Parrot Teleprompter (http://amzn.to/2EI9md7) and remote (http://amzn.to/2oh9cmw)
0:00 Intro
1:05 Repeating header rows
1:57 Stop row splitting
3:06 Autonumber table rows
4:37 Save a table format for future use
6:03 Reset cell margins
7:30 Stop automatic cell resizing
8:37 Add a new row or column with the plus sign
9:08 See sample Tables lesson at https://legalofficeguru.com/course/tables-and-columns/module-1/when-to-use-tables-versus-columns/
For more information on my Basic Word Skills for Legal Professionals course, go to https://legalofficeguru.com/downloads/basic-word-skills-for-legal-professionals/
Subscribe for more free Microsoft Office tips: https://goo.gl/vMh44E
Get my Brief Requirements Checklist here: https://legalofficeguru.com/brief-requirements-checklist
Get my Fast Formatting Fixes Guide here: https://legalofficeguru.com/fffg/
Assess your Microsoft Word skills with my Word Skills Checklist: https://legalofficeguru.com/basic-word-skills-checklist/
Before you publish your next Table of Authorities, run it through this 2-page checklist: https://legalofficeguru.com/table-of-authorities-10-step-pre-publish-checklist/
Recording information (some links may be affiliate links for which I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you):
Screen capture software: Camtasia 2020 (https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html)
Camera for pre-recorded videos: Canon EOS Rebel SL2 camera (http://amzn.to/2EV2PyL)
Camera for livestreams: Logitech HD Pro Webcam 920 (http://amzn.to/2aIDUve)
Mic: Blue Snowball (http://amzn.to/2EHCeSC) or Boya lavalier mic (http://amzn.to/2CauCu6)
Parrot Teleprompter (http://amzn.to/2EI9md7) and remote (http://amzn.to/2oh9cmw)
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