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A table consists of a series of rows and columns designed as cells.
To insert a table:
- Go to Table|Insert|Table
- In the dialog box that opens, define the table’s properties: the number of columns and rows
- In the Table menu in the menu bar you have several options such as delete table, convert table to text, convert text to table, sort data, hide/show borders, etc.
Why is this information important for translators and translation teachers? Inserting tables is a basic ICT skill which translators should be able to perform. Clients may want to have a specific information as a table in a document to be translated and can ask translators to do it, or for example translators may use tables to sort text in columns (e.g. alphabetically) and then delete the table.