Project 7: Monthly Pay Table
Create a table showing monthly pay for four employees in your company for
January through March only.
Use the table below as an example:
At the clear document screen, create the table shown above by completing the
following steps:
Click Table, point to Insert, and then click Table.
At the insert Table dialog box, key 5 in the Number of columns text box. (The
insertion point is automatically positioned in this text box.)
Press the Tab key (this moves the insertion point to the Number of rows option)
and then key 6.
Click OK or press Enter.
To merge the top cells, hold down the left mouse button and drag across the
row until you have selected all 5 cells.
Click Table, then click on Merge Cells.
Click inside the top cell, choose center alignment and bold, and key Company
Name, Press the Enter key, then key in Monthly Pay.
Key in the remaining text, center and bold column headings.
Include four employee first and last names in the "Employee Name"
column.
Shade the first and second rows completing the following steps:
Select the first row while holding down the left mouse as you drag.
Click Format, then Borders and Shading.
At the Borders and Shadings dialog box, make sure the Shadings Tab is selected,
click a light color.
Select the second row while holding down the left mouse as you drag.
Click Format, then Borders and Shading.
At the Borders and Shadings dialog box, make sure the Shadings Tab is selected,
click the same light color.
Click the down-pointing triangle at the right side of the Style option, and
then click 5% at the drop-down list.
Click OK to close the Borders and Shading dialog box.
Deselect the cells.
Include a double line outside border for the table by completing the following
steps:
Move the insertion point to a cell within the table.
Click Format and then Borders and Shading.
At the Borders and Shading dialog box, make sure the Borders tab is selected.
Choose a double-line style in the Style list box.
Change the color option to a dark color that will match the shading color you
previously chose.
Click the Box option located at the left side of the dialog box.
Click OK to close the Borders and Shading dialog box.
Use a formula to calculate the totals for each employee.
Position the insertion point in the first cell under the Total column (Cell
E3).
Click Table,and then Formula.
At the Formula dialog box, delete the formula in the Formula text box .
Key =B3+C3+D3 in the formula text box.
Click the down-pointing triangle at the right side of the Number format text
box and then click the forth option from the top of the drop-down list.
Click OK or press Enter.
Position the insertion point in the second cell under the Total column (Cell
E4).
Click Table, and then Formula.
At the Formula dialog box, delete the formula in the Formula text box .
Key =B4+C4+D4 in the formula text box.
Click the down-pointing triangle at the right side of the Number format text
box and then click the forth option from the top of the drop-down list.
Click OK or press Enter.
Continue to add the formulas to the remaining two cells.
Horizontally center the table by completing the following steps:
Position the insertion point in any cell in the table.
Click Table and then Table Properties.
At the Table Properties dialog box, click the Table tab.
At the Table Properties dialog box with the Table tab selected, click the Center
option in the Alignment section.
Click OK or press Enter.
Proofread and spell check.
Save the document with the name Proj7.