Microsoft Word - Tables - Entering Text in a Table

Entering Text in a Table. 

Once you have created your table, enter text into cells as you would in a paragraph, except when you press the Tab key moves you from cell to cell, left-to-right.

Note: Shift + Tab will move you Right-to-Left.

Text will wrap to the next line and the height of a row expands as you enter text that extends beyond column headings.


A. Press Tab to move to the next cell.

B. Press Tab to move to the first cell in the next row.

C. Press Tab to create a new row.

D. Enter text as format as you would text a standard paragraph.