1. Microsoft
Excel 2007
Objective 2: Formatting
Data and Content

2. In this Objective you will learn
to:
 Format Worksheets
 Insert and Modify Rows and Columns
 Format Cells and Cell Content, and
 Format Data as a Table

3. Format Data as a Table
• Create a table • Modify a Table Range
• Apply & Change Table • Emphasize Columns &
Quick Styles Rows
• Insert, Delete & Modify • Change a Table
Rows & Columns Summary Function

4. Create a Table
1. Click inside (or drag
to select) the range
of cells you want to
change to a table
2. Click the Insert
tab, then click the
Table button in the
Tables group
3. In the Create Table
dialog box verify the
range is correct, then
click OK

5. Table Quick Styles
1. Click inside the table
2. Click the Table Tools Design tab, then click
the More button in the Table Styles group
3. Choose a table style in the gallery

6. Table Style Options
 Use the options in the
Table Style Options to
change the table
 Header Row – adds
emphasis
 Total Row – adds
emphasis
 Banded Rows – alternates
colors
 First Column – adds
emphasis
 Last Column – adds
emphasis
 Banned Columns –
alternates colors

7. Modify a Table Range
1. Click inside the
table, click the Table
Tools Design tab, then
click the Resize Table
button in the
Properties group
2. With the Resize Table
dialog box open drag
across a new range in
the worksheet, then
click OK

8. Change a Table Summary
Function
 Click a cell in the
totals row of a
table
 Click the cell’s list
arrow
 Choose a different
summary function
the the one
already choosen

9. Lesson Review Activity
1. Open a new workbook and save as Format
Data as a Table
2. Recreate the information shown below
3. Change the range you created to a table
and choose a quick style

10. Lesson Review Activity
4. Add a Total Row and emphasize the First Column
5. In the Total Row, set the summary function to Sum
for all columns
6. Insert a new row above the Total Row and add the
information shown in the table below
7. Save your workbook