#How to insert a table in word document update
#How to insert a table in word document code

If your template is not listed, then you didn’t create the table in your template - start again at Step 1: Set up the table.

Change the Save in location from the default Building Blocks.dotx to your template (e.g.

In the Create New Building Block dialog box, give the selected table a unique name (e.g.

Select Save selection to Quick Part gallery.

Step 2: Save the table as a Building Block

do whatever else is required to make your table follow your corporate style.

apply table borders - line styles, color, and widths.

set the table header row to repeat across pages (if required).

set the alignments for the table header row and the table rows.

set the row heights for the table header row and the table rows.

apply the relevant styles to the table header row and the table rows.

I suggest you create a table that’s four column by five rows - authors can add/remove rows and columns later.

Create a table in your template and format it as you want.

Open your Word template - the template itself, NOT a document based on the template.

If you go that route, you don’t need to read any further.

#How to insert a table in word document code

This solution may be better for those who don’t want to fiddle with macros and code - it’s very much quicker too.

#How to insert a table in word document update

UPDATE 2016: You *can* get the caption inserted with a Quick Table - you just have to select the table AND its caption when creating it and the caption is added automatically (and adjusts the table numbering) when you insert the Quick Table. So this solution takes Quick Tables a couple of steps further. While Quick Tables are an option, you won’t get the caption inserted with them. if they’re in section 2, you want the tables they insert in section 2 to be numbered Table 2-1, Table 2-2 etc.). The caption is to include the chapter number and a sequential caption number (e.g. Your template uses outline heading numbering, so you want a table caption to be inserted at the same time as you insert the table. merge cells) without those modifications affecting anything else. Once they’ve inserted a table, the author has to be able to modify it (e.g. The tables all need to be formatted the same - same header row shading, height alignment and style same border color and width same table row height, alignment and style. So you need to add something to the template that allows them to press a couple of keys and get both a preformatted table and an automated caption inserted. You need to make it easy for your authors to insert many tables in their documents. If you are using Word 2003 or earlier, I hope to share a much longer macro with you in a few weeks that does something similar but without the formatting. NOTE: These instructions only work for Word 2007 and later they use Building Blocks, which are only available in these versions of Word.