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 Click on the Autofit Window option to adjust the table according to the margins set
on a window.
 Click on the Fixed Column Width option to fix the column width and wrap the text in
the same cell.

Aligning a Table

The positioning of table on a page is called alignment. There are three types of alignments to
position a table in Word 2016 as described here.

Left: It aligns the table towards the left margin.
Center: It aligns the table in the center of the left and right
margins.

Right: It aligns the table towards the right margin.

We can also set the indent while using left alignment in a document. The spacing between
the table and the page margins is called indentation. We can apply indentation only when the
table is left aligned.

Follow these steps to align a table.
1. Select the entire table using the Table Move
Handle at the top left corner of the table.

2. Select the Layout tab under the ‘Table Tools’
tab.
3. Click on the Properties option in the ‘Table’
group.
4. You will see ‘Table Properties’ dialog box.

You can also right-click on the table and
select the Table Properties option from the
‘Context’ menu.
5. Select the Table tab and choose the desired
alignment option in the ‘Alignment’ section.
6. The selected alignment will be applied to
the table.

Aligning Text in a Table

The positioning of text in cells of a table is called text alignment.
Follow these steps to align the text.

1. Select the cells, columns or rows in which the text needs to be aligned.
2. Select the Layout tab under the ‘Table Tools’ tab.
3. Select the desired alignment from the options specified in the ‘Alignment’ group.

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