I no longer have Worrd 2003 either, but I THINK the tables command is 
Alt A

DoreneC

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From: Ana Garza <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Two Microsoft Word fquestions

I no longer have Office 2003, so I don't remember the steps exactly, 
but
making tables in Word is easy. There are two ways to do it.

One is to write each row as a line of text with commas separating the
columns. For example:

Item , cost
printer ink, $20.00
paper, $22.00

Make sure no other commas are in the text. Once you finish, highlight 
it.
Then go to Tables (alt+a), arrow down to Convert. Press enter on that. 
Your
options are "text to table" and "table to text." Enter on "Text to 
Table."
the dialog that comes up will ask what your row and column separators 
are.
You want paragraph for row separators and commas for column separators. 
Most
likely, Word fills this in automatically. Press OK when you're done, 
and the
table should be there magically. If you don't like it, undo with 
ctrl+z, and
try again, experimenting with semicolons or other punctuation for 
column
separators.

The other way to make a table is to create it. That's also in the 
Tables
menu. I don't remember what the command is, but it's really obvious,
something like, "New Table." When you press enter on that, a dialog 
asks you
how many rows and how many columns. If you're not sure about the number 
of
rows, type one or two. The other items in the dialog box are not vital; 
the
defaults work fine. Hit OK. When the table magically appears on the 
screen,
You're already in the first cell. Double check with ins+tab. Use the 
tab and
shift+tab to move from cell to cell. Fill in your information. When you 
get
to the last cell, Word tells you that if you press tab, you'll create a 
new
row. do that if you need more rows; otherwise, use the arrow keys to 
move
out of the table.

That's pretty much it. For a quick list of Jaws commands that help you 
read
rows and columns, press ins+h when in word. A long list of Jaws 
commands
comes up. The table reading commands are all grouped together.


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