Versatility is one of the most outstanding characteristics that it has the . This is because you can incorporate a wide variety of formats and apply predefined layouts.
But in this case we will not deal with those tools, but rather We will talk about the possibility of being able to modify the size of a cell in a quick and easy way.
If you want to know what is the correct procedure to do this task, We recommend that you continue reading until the end of this article. Since we will show you the step by step of this tool for Word tables.
What to consider before increasing or reducing the size of a cell in Word?
When you have to increase or decrease the size of a cell in Microsoft Word you should consider that the text will automatically adjust to the new size. That is, this tool will be able to modify the height of the rest of the rows to which the edited cell belongs.
As with the text in the cell it modifies, the same will happen with the data or images already embedded in the adjacent cells. So you should be careful if you had a preset design format. You must bear in mind that if you have an image in any cell and you modify others, the size of the cell enclosing the image will decrease to a certain pointsince the element you have inserted will not be reduced in size.
If you enlarge the size of the cells adjacent to the margins of the sheets this will make change the print area. So you must be careful and provide these margins again since it will not appear in the printer configuration.
When you modify a cell will vary the size of the entire column to which the cell belongs. The same is true when you resize the cell horizontally, so that the entire row of which it is a part is changed.
Steps to change the size of a cell in Microsoft Word easily and quickly
The steps that you will have to carry out to be able to Modify the size of a cell are the following:
- The first thing you need to do is create a table. To do this you will have to go to the menu “Insert”then search for the function group “Boards” and click on “Table”.
- Next, you will have to choose the number of cells that you want to have in the table distributed by columns and rows.
- Enter the data you need in the table. This is not required, but it is recommended to do this now so that when you resize the cell you will see how the rest of the box changes.
- Click on the cell that you want to resize.
- With the mouse, go to the edge of that cell until you see the pointer sent by two parallel lines with 2 opposite arrows.
- Move the mouse without releasing the left button until you find the size you want.
Facebook Comments
Disqus