To format selected text in multiple columns
On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click the Columns button, and click the number of columns you want.
To change the width or spacing of columns
Click anywhere in the column you want to change. Then on the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click the Columns button, and then click More Columns.
In the Columns dialog box, under Width and spacing, change the setting in the Width column or the Spacing column, and then click OK.
To hyphenate text automatically
On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click the Hyphenation button, and then click Automatic.
To insert a column break
On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click the Breaks button, and then click Column.
To create a tabular list
To insert a table
On the Insert tab, in the Tables group, click the Table button.
In the grid, point to the upper-left cell, move the pointer across and down to select the number of columns and rows you want, and click the lower-right cell in the selection.
To add rows to a table
Click in the row above or below which you want to add a single row, and then on the Layout tab, in the Rows & Columns group, click the Insert Above or Insert Below button.
Select the number of rows you want to insert, and then in the Rows & Columns group, click the Insert Above or Insert Below button.
To merge selected table cells
On the Layout contextual tab, in the Merge group, click the Merge Cells button.
To convert selected text to a table
On the Insert tab, in the Tables group, click the Table button, and then click Convert Text to Table.
In the Convert Text to Table dialog box, enter the dimensions of the table in the Number of columns and Number of Rows boxes, select the type of text separator, and then click OK.
To insert a Quick Table
Click where you want to insert the table. Then on the Insert tab, in the Tables group, click the Table button, and then point to Quick Tables.
In the Quick Tables gallery, click the table style you want.
To apply a table style
Click the table whose style you want to change. Then on the Design contextual tab, in the Table Styles group, click the style you want in the Table Styles gallery.
To total a column of values in a table
Click the cell in the table where you want the total to appear.
On the Layout contextual tab, in the Data group, click the Formula button.
With the SUM formula in the Formula box, click OK to total the values.
To draw a table
Click where you want to draw the table. Then on the Insert tab, in the Tables group, click the Table button, and then click Draw Table.
Drag the pointer (which has become a pencil) across and down to create a cell.
Point to the upper-right corner of the cell, and drag to create another cell, or draw column and row boundaries inside the first cell.
To insert an Excel worksheet
Click where you want to insert the worksheet, and then on the Insert tab, in the Tables group, click the Table button, and click Excel Spreadsheet.
Copy the worksheet data in Excel, and then in Word, click where you want to insert the copied data, and on the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the Paste button.
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In Excel, copy the worksheet data. Then in Word, click where you want to insert the copied data, and on the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the Paste arrow, and click Paste Special.
In the Paste Special dialog box, in the As list, click Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet Object, select the Paste link option, and then click OK.