Computer Science

Class-VII

Chapter-3  MS Word Creating Tables

A. Fill in the blanks:

1. MS-Word, by default inserts a table with a ______ border around each cell.

Answer: 1/2 point black

2. A table consists of ____________.

Answer: Rows and Columns

3. For moving the next cell, press the _________ key.

Answer: Arrow

4. A _______ is a grid comprising of horizontal rows and vertical columns.

Answer: Table

5. A ________ is a horizontal series of cells in a table.

Answer: Row

6. For merging cells, select the Merge cells option of the _____ menu.

Answer: Table

B. Tick the correct option:

1. A column is a vertical series of 

a. cells                    b. rows

Answer: Cells

2. An intersection of rows and columns form rectangular boxes called

a. cells                    b. tables

Answer: Tables

3. You can combine two or more cells by selecting Merge cells option from the 

a. Table menu      b. Format menu

Answer: Table menu

4. You can apply borders and shading to the cells by selecting borders and shading option from the 

a. Format menu      b. Table menu

Answer: Format menu

C. Answer the following questions:

1. What steps one should follow to insert a table in a document?

Answer: Follow these steps to insert a table in a document:

1. Place cursor at the point in the document where you want to insert the table.

2. Select Table--> Insert--> Table

3. Type the number of columns and the number of rows desired.

4. Click the OK button.

2. How can one add rows and columns to a table?

Answer: For adding rows or columns to a table:

1. Click in the cell, row, or column where you want to insert a new blank row or column.

2. Choose table---> Insert

3. From the submenu, select the appropriate option.

3. What steps are followed to delete rows, columns and cells?

Answer: Follow these to delete rows, columns, or cells:

1. Select or click in the cell, row , or column you wish to delete.

2. Select table--> delete.

3. Click the OK button.

4. How can we merge two or more cells?

Answer: Follow these steps to merge the cells:

1. Select the cells you want to merge.

2. Select table--> Merge cells.

5. How can we delete an entire table?

Answer: For deleting the entire table:

1. Click anywhere in the table.

2. Select table--->Delete-->Table

D. Write notes on following:

1. Formatting text                2. Adding borders and shading    3. Cell

Answer: 

1. Formatting text: Once you have created a table, you can format it to suit your purposes. You can change the row height, column width or apply borders and shading to the table. You can also format the text entered in the table.

2. Adding borders and shading: MS Word, by default applies a 1/2 point black solid line border around all table cells. MS Word provides features for adding border and shading.

3. Cell: The intersection of rows and columns form rectangular boxes called cells.

You may like:

CBSE Computer-Science Class-VII Exercise-1(2022-23):

CBSE Computer-Science Class-VII Exercise-2(2022-23):