The next contextual tab related to Tables is the layout tab. This tab is illustrated below in the screen capture. The design lets you control things like table styles, borders and shading. The Table object has two such contextual tabs: design and layout. The idea is to keep them hidden until the object is active, leading to a more efficient work flow and less cluttered area. These are special tabs that appear only when certain objects are being used such as a table or a picture. Also notice that as you drag the mouse you will get a live preview of your table in your document, very cool!īefore we go ahead and enter the data, I want to talk about Contextual tabs. Here I have chosen a 2×5 table for my meeting agenda.

As you drag your mouse over the highlighted area, you can select the rows and columns that you would like. It will let you pick the number of columns and rows of the desired table in your document. Select the Table command from the Insert Tab which will launch the Insert Table functionality in Microsoft Word 2007. Let us see how we can achieve this task next. One quick way to add a meeting schedule in Microsoft word 2007 is to use a table. We need to add at least two more things, the schedule and the company logo as highlighted in yellow. Next we are going to look at a Meeting Agenda for more practice with the Insert Tab in Microsoft Word 2007. We have some basic information about the meeting like date, time and presenter in the beginning of our document. This is highlighted in the following figure. In order to do this in Microsoft Word 2007, you can select the Insert Tab and then select the Pages group and then choose Page Break.Īfter performing the above mentioned action we were able to insert a page break right before the Research Analysis section. We would like to add a page break right before the Research Analysis section. For this practice we will use the definition assignment document as illustrated below. A common task in Microsoft Word is to add a Page Break. Today we will be working with several different documents to show you the functionality in the Insert Tab. Let us review a few of these features in this exciting new tab.īefore we do that here is a screen shot of the insert tab shown below.

This tab has a lot of useful features that will let you insert things like pictures, clip art images, shapes, SmartArt graphics, charts and a host of other items. The Insert Tab is right next to the Home Tab in Microsoft Word 2007. Learn Microsoft Word 2007 – Insert Tab New Look

Document info on the insert tab in 2016