Create and format tables
You can create and format a table, to visually group and analyze data.
Note: Excel tables shouldn't be confused with the data tables that are part of a suite of What-If Analysis commands (Data Tools, on the Data tab). See Introduction to What-If Analysis for more information.
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Insert a table in your spreadsheet. See Overview of Excel tables for more information.
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Select a cell within your data.
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Select Home > Format as Table.
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Choose a style for your table.
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In the Format as Table dialog box, set your cell range.
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Mark if your table has headers.
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Select OK.
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Insert a table in your spreadsheet. See Overview of Excel tables for more information.
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Select a cell within your data.
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Select Home > Format as Table.
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Choose a style for your table.
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In the Format as Table dialog box, set your cell range.
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Mark if your table has headers.
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Select OK.
To add a blank table, select the cells you want included in the table and click Insert > Table.
To format existing data as a table by using the default table style, do this:
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Select the cells containing the data.
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Click Home > Table > Format as Table.
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If you don’t check the My table has headers box, Excel for the web adds headers with default names like Column1 and Column2 above the data. To rename a default header, double-click it and type a new name.
Note: You can’t change the default table formatting in Excel for the web.
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