Word: Create your own table templates
With your own table template, you can save a lot of formatting in Word. If you do not find a suitable template in the predefined quick tables, it makes sense to save your own format settings for the Word table. You can read how this works in our practical tip.
Create template and save it as a quick table
- After you have formatted a table according to your own wishes, mark the entire table: To do this, move the mouse over the table, a cross symbol appears in the top left corner. If you click on it, the table as a whole is highlighted in blue.
- In the Word menu bar, press "Insert" and the "Table" button below it. (see screenshot)
- A new window now opens. Go to "Quick Tables" and then scroll all the way down to confirm the "Save Selection to Quick Tables Catalog ..." button.
- Now the dialog menu "Create new block" follows. Here you can give your newly created table template a name and assign it to any category. Optionally, a description can also be added. Make sure that the template is saved in the "Save in:" field under "Building Blocks.dotx".
- If you now confirm your new settings with a click on "OK", your own Word table template is created, which can be called up again and again with the quick tables.
This tip is for MS Word 2010.