Did you know that Word will allow you to place one table inside another table? This can come in handy for complex documents and luckily we can do it in Word!
Follow the steps below to learn how:
- Place your first table where you want it, making sure that it is set up with the number of columns and rows you would like. And also be certain that you have merged any cells that you want to be merged.
- Place your insertion point in the cell where you want your secondary table to reside.
- Now you can insert your secondary table using any of the regular table insertion tools that you would normally use!
That is basically it. Your secondary table should now be in the cell where you wanted it. It is possible that the top and bottom borders of the secondary table seem to be very close to the top and bottom borders of the cell where it was placed. To rectify that, you can slightly modify your creation steps.
Follow the steps below to learn how:
- Place your first table, where you want it, making sure that it is set up with the number of columns and rows you would like. And also be certain that you have merged any cells that you want to be merged.
- Put the insertion point in the cell where you want to contain the secondary table.
- On your Ribbon, display the Layout tab.
- In the Table group, click Properties to display the dialog box.
- Be certain the Cell tab is displayed.
- Click Options to display the dialog box.
- Deselect Same As the Whole Table.
- Now, using the controls, specify the margins you would like used within your cell.
- Click OK twice to close both dialogs. Your insertion point should still be in the cell where you want to place your secondary table.
- Insert your secondary table using any of the normal table insertion tools that you always use.
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