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1. Sort text within a
table.
2. Use the Formula
feature within a
table.
3. Delete a row
within a table.
4. Verti cally and
horizontally
center a table.
M
uch like spreadsheets, Word's table feature is capable of sorti ng data
and performing mathemati cal calculati ons. In this acti vity, you will gain
more practi ce in working with tables.
1. Open a NEW document in Word.
Unless otherwise stated, the font should be 12 point Times New Roman.
2. Change the page orientati on to landscape.
3. Insert a header that includes the acti vity number and ti tle left aligned, and your
name right aligned. Type the header in all caps.
4. Starti ng on the fi rst line of the document, type the ti tle (in all caps) "TOP 10
BOX OFFICE MONEY MAKERS (WORLDWIDE), as shown in
Figure 38-1
. Center
align and bold the ti tle, then hit ENTER two ti mes.
5. Create a table with 4 columns and 11 rows as shown in
Figure 38-1
, then type
the text into the table as shown in
Figure 38-1
.
6. Apply the following formatti ng changes to the table:
a. Add a 1 point border to all cells.
b. Resize the columns so they are in proporti on with the text.
c. Center align, bold, and italicize the column ti tles.
d. Change the font color of the column ti tles to a color of your choice (be sure it's
readable).
e. Delete the row containing the lowest gross sales.
f. Insert a row above the row containing "Titanic."
g. Type the following into the corresponding cells in the new blank row: 2009,
Avatar, 20th Century Fox, $2,776,028,011
h. Select the enti re table and sort it by "MOVIE TITLE" alphabeti cally in ascending
order (A-Z).
i. Insert one row below the last row in the table.
j. Type the word "TOTAL SALES" in the third cell in the new row and right align.
k. Bold the word "TOTAL SALES."
l. With the cursor positi oned in the fourth cell in the new row (under the
"WORLDWIDE GROSS SALES" column), compute the total gross sales for all the
movies in the table using the Formula feature. Format the result for no decimal
places and bold the total gross sales.
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Worldwide Movies
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