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How to Create Tables
Tables pose special challenges when it comes to formatting and laying out your book’s design. You can make the process go as smoothly as possible by constructing your tables the proper way. You should never manually tab and space out text to create the appearance of a table. If you find yourself struggling to get words or data lined up with each other, you’re probably not doing it the correct way.
If you view your table in ‘Show Formatting’ mode, you should not see little dots or little arrows between your columns. The dots represent where you have hit the spacebar. The arrows represent where you have entered tabs. If your table is constructed this way, it probably won't look like you intended when the page margins have to change for publication.
Instead, for Microsoft Word users, position your cursor at the insertion point where you would like the table to appear. Then, go to ‘Table’, ‘Insert’, and ‘Table’. In the insert table dialogue box that pops up, you’ll enter how many rows and how many columns you need your table to be. Then click ‘okay’. An empty table will appear ready for you to type in the needed text.
You can change the shape of your table as well as the shape of individual rows or columns by placing your cursor over the line you wish to manipulate then clicking with your mouse and dragging. You shouldn’t worry too much about making your tables aesthetically pleasing in your original manuscript. As long as the table is constructed properly and your text is typed into it, we will finalize its design during production of your book.
Since tables require a little extra time and attention to detail, there is a fee for table insertion. See our fee schedule or contact a representative at 888.232.4444to learn more about table insertion fees.
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