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Insert or create a table
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In This Article ==Insert a table== In Microsoft Office Word 2007, you can insert a table by choosing from a selection of preformatted tables — complete with sample data — or by selecting the number of rows and columns that you want. You can insert a table into a document, or you can insert one table into another table to create a more complex table.
 * Note** For information about adding cells, rows, or columns to a table, see [|Add a cell, row, or column to a table].
 * [|Insert a table]
 * [|Create a table]
 * [|Place a table inside another table]
 * [|About the Table Tools contextual tabs]

Use table templates
You can use table templates to insert a table that is based on a gallery of preformatted tables. Table templates contain sample data to help you visualize what the table will look like when you add your data.
 * 1) Click where you want to insert a table.
 * 2) On the **Insert** tab, in the **Tables** group, click **Table**, point to **Quick Tables**, and then click the template that you want.
 * 1) Replace the data in the template with the data that you want.

Use the **Table** menu

 * 1) Click where you want to insert a table.
 * 2) On the **Insert** tab, in the **Tables** group, click **Table**, and then, under **Insert Table**, drag to select the number of rows and columns that you want.

Use the **Insert Table** command
You can use the **Insert Table** command to choose the table dimensions and format before you insert the table into a document. [|Top of Page] ==Create a table== You can create a table by drawing the rows and columns that you want or by converting text to a table.
 * 1) Click where you want to insert a table.
 * 2) On the **Insert** tab, in the **Tables** group, click **Table**, and then click **Insert Table**.
 * 1) Under **Table size**, enter the number of columns and rows.
 * 2) Under **AutoFit behavior**, choose options to adjust the table size.

Draw a table
You can draw a complex table — for example, one that contains cells of different heights or a varying number of columns per row. The pointer changes to a pencil.
 * 1) Click where you want to create the table.
 * 2) On the **Insert** tab, in the **Tables** group, click **Table**, and then click **Draw Table**.
 * 1) To define the outer table boundaries, draw a rectangle. Then draw the column lines and row lines inside the rectangle.
 * 1) To erase a line or block of lines, under **Table Tools**, on the **Design** tab, in the **Draw Borders** group, click **Eraser**.
 * 2) Click the line that you want to erase. To erase the entire table, see [|Delete a table or clear its contents].
 * 3) When you finish drawing the table, click in a cell and start typing or insert a graphic.