Lesson 3.4: Working with Tables, Images, and Shapes

This lesson will teach you how to insert and format tables, pictures, and shapes in Word documents to enhance visual presentation and data organization.

🔸 Inserting a Table:

1. Go to Insert > Table

2. Choose number of rows and columns (e.g., 3×4)

3. Fill in the cells with data (text, numbers, etc.)

Table Tools Appear:

• Design Tab: Apply styles, shading, and borders

• Layout Tab: Add/delete rows/columns, merge cells, align text

📝 Use tables to create schedules, price lists, attendance sheets, etc.

🔹 Inserting and Formatting Images:

1. Go to Insert > Pictures

2. Choose an image from your computer

3. Resize or move it by dragging corners

4. Use Picture Format Tab:

   • Crop: Trim image edges

   • Wrap Text: Set image placement (e.g., In Line, Square, Behind Text)

📌 Tip: Use ‘Compress Picture’ to reduce file size.

🔸 Inserting Shapes and SmartArt:

1. Go to Insert > Shapes

2. Choose from lines, arrows, circles, rectangles, etc.

3. Drag on the page to draw the shape

4. Use Shape Format Tab to:

   • Change fill color, outline, effects

   • Add text inside shape

SmartArt:
Use for diagrams like processes, cycles, hierarchies (Insert > SmartArt)

📝 Practice Task:

1. Create a table of 4 rows and 3 columns for student data

2. Insert a picture from your system and apply Wrap Text: Square

3. Draw a rectangle and write “Top Performer” inside it

4. Insert a SmartArt showing 3 steps to learn Word