Customizing advanced tables

In this topic, we will learn how to convert a table to text, define the header row of a table (very important for additional applications and use of data tables), sum the cell values in a table, and sort the contents of a table.

Converting a table to text

Now that you have learned about tables, you may want to convert tabular text to a table without retyping the information. Word can convert existing text to tables—and vice versa. Follow these steps:

1. Select the table to convert to text.
2. From the Table Tools contextual menu, select Layout.

3. Under the Data group, locate Convert to Text, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

4. Select Tabs from the dialog box provided and click the OK...