As to the number of columns, you put the number of columns that are in the book. I generally use the tab key as my cell separator, and there should be a paragraph mark at the end of each row. If there is a blank cell, I put a space there, so that there are still the same number of columns in each row. Also, if the book has information from one cell on more than one line, it should go altogether, Word's table feature will wrap it for you. Only use one tab between cells, and don't try to line up the information, all of this will be taken care of when you convert it to a table. When you have all of this done, you need to select all of the text, then bring up the table menu with alt a, arrow down to convert, press right arrow to open this menu item, which has a submenu, and press enter on text to table. This will bring up a dialog, where you tell it that you used tabs as the separator, and the number of columns, it has a couple of other options that I've never changed. These directions are for Word 2003. If you have a later version of Word, they may be slightly different. I don't believe there is a table menu in the ribbon, I believe it is under something else. If you have 2007 or 2010, you may try right clicking after you've selected the text. Word 2007 and beyond has made many options readily available through the context menu that is brought up by right clicking. For those of us who are blind, we can use the application key to bring up the context menu that comes up when sighted folks right click. Hope this has helped someone when creating a table.
Melissa Smith On 6/14/2011 5:54 PM, Cindy wrote:
I tried using the table feature; T tried converting table to text and then text to table;one thing I may have done wrong is that I didn't know how many columns to put in CIndy --- On Tue, 6/14/11, Melissa Smith<mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx> wrote:From: Melissa Smith<mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: proofing boooks with tables To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 2:04 PM Tables can be done, and really it isn't that difficult. You just have to use Word's table feature, not tabs. The only real problem with tables is that they don't can well. Unfortunately, I don't have time to explain how to use Word's table feature right now. Perhaps someone else can? Melissa Smith On 6/14/2011 3:42 PM, Cindy wrote:I've spent a lot of time in the past trying to proofbooks with tables. Sometimes I've translated them into words and paragraphs; recently I tried converting them to text; (that didn't work well). Most recently I had to give up. I found that most often the table merely illustrates what's said in the text and isn't really necessary. In some cases I merely said. "bar graph or table. (though tables are usually titled in the text.With my last 2 books I finally gave up and deleted thetables and explained that they were merely illustrative, not essential.Bookshare told me that they can convert or dosomething with tables, but when I uploaded the books they were returned to meI guess it depends on the kind and size (length, Imean the width of the table.Cindy --- On Tue, 6/14/11, Judy s.<cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:From: Judy s.<cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: way to refer toother books?To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 11:23 AM Let me second Sue on this -- I'd love to have a book like this on Bookshare. Idon't scan,but if you'd be willing to try scanning it,Charisma, I'd bewilling to proof it, as long as you keep theimages of thepages until the proofing is done. That way Ican get apage image from you if I need it when proofingtricky partslike tables. smile. Judy s. Sue Stevens wrote:Hi Charisma, Some of us cannot hear audio books, so havinga bookon the Bard site would do us no good. Truewe are asmall group, but we appreciate it when such booksare inBookshare.Sue S. -----Original Message----- From: Charisma Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 12:55 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] way to refer tootherbooks?I was looking to see if Bookshare had a copyof thisbook because Iwanted to listen to it. I checked the publisher and the site and etcand it isnot there. So Iwas about to scan it when I remembered that Ihadlistened to itinitially through NLS/BARD. Since they have itI amnot going to scanit. But I wish there was a way to refer folks to aplacethat has a thingwhen Bookshare does not. It looks as if thebraininjury books onBookshare are regarding pediatric injuriesonly, butthis one is forany age. IS there a way? This has been an extremelyhelpfulbook to me and atleast one of my doctors. If it was not sotricky withtables and all Iwould go ahead and push through if it was notavailable anywhere else.Charisma To unsubscribe from this list send a blankEmail tobksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in thesubjectline. To get a list of available commands,put theword 'help' by itself in the subject line.----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3702-Release Date: 06/13/11To unsubscribe from this list send a blankEmail tobksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in thesubjectline. To get a list of available commands,put theword 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Emailtobksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in thesubjectline. To get a list of available commands,put theword 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send ablank Email tobksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subjectline. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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