{"id":328,"date":"2014-09-25T17:13:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T15:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=328"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:02:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:02:42","slug":"how-to-insert-an-excel-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-insert-an-excel-table\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Insert an Excel Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Excel Tables are very powerful and have many advantages when using them.\u00a0 You should start using them asap regardless of the size of your data set, as their benefits are HUUUGE:<\/p>\n<p>1. Structured referencing;<br \/>\n2. Many different built in <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Table Styles<\/strong> <\/span><\/span>with color formatting;<br \/>\n3. Use of a <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8220;Total Row&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/span> which uses built in functions to calculate the contents of a particular column;<br \/>\n4. Drop down lists that allows you to Sort &amp; Filter;<br \/>\n5. When you scroll down from the Table, its Headers replace the Column Letters in the worksheet;<br \/>\n6. Remove Duplicate Rows automatically;<br \/>\n7. Summarize the Table with a <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Pivot Table<\/span><\/strong>;<br \/>\n8. Supports calculated Columns so you can create dynamic <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/top-excel-formulas-function-examples-to-get-better-at-microsoft-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"formulas\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">formulas<\/a> outside the Table;<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-6523LrnP0w?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignmiddle wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Inserting-a-Table1.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Inserting-a-Table1.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">Inserting-a-Table1.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Select a cell in your table<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-insert-a-table-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Insert an Excel Table\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-insert-a-table-01.jpg\" alt=\"How to Insert an Excel Table\" width=\"757\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-insert-a-table-01.jpg 757w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-insert-a-table-01-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Let us insert our table! To do that press\u00a0<strong>Ctrl + T\u00a0<\/strong>or go to\u00a0<em><strong>Insert &gt; Table:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-insert-a-table-02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Insert an Excel Table\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-insert-a-table-02.jpg\" alt=\"How to Insert an Excel Table\" width=\"204\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Click\u00a0<strong>OK.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-insert-a-table-03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Insert an Excel Table\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-insert-a-table-03.jpg\" alt=\"How to Insert an Excel Table\" width=\"235\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your cool table is now ready!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-insert-a-table-04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Insert an Excel Table\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-insert-a-table-04.jpg\" alt=\"How to Insert an Excel Table\" width=\"787\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-insert-a-table-04.jpg 787w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-insert-a-table-04-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-insert-a-table-04-768x307.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Helpful Resource:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mothresource.com\/193-8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Data Bars, Color Scales &amp; Icon Sets\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-668 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MOTH-excel_expert470x63.png\" alt=\"Data Bars, Color Scales &amp; Icon Sets\" width=\"470\" height=\"63\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MOTH-excel_expert470x63.png 470w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MOTH-excel_expert470x63-300x40.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excel Tables are very powerful and have many advantages when using them.\u00a0 You should start using them asap regardless of the size of your data set, as their benefits are HUUUGE: 1. 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