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1.3. Format Sheet as Table

In Excel, a table is a specially designated range of numbers. This special range of

numbers has added functionality that other cell ranges do not have. You can have
more than one table in a workbook or worksheet if you want, and tables can be as

large or small as the amount of data you want to work with.
Normally a table is made from adjacent columns of data, with a unique label or

heading for each column. Each row in the table should have entries organized
according to the column headings. You should keep your table data adjacent in a

block to take advantage of all of Excel’s table features. Some Excel features, like filters
and PivotTables, will not work correctly if the data is not blocked together in adjacent

columns as a table.

To create a table from existing data in your spreadsheet:

1. Select a range of data in adjacent columns or click any cell within the required data

range. In the example below, we selet cell range A2:D9.

2. On the Home Ribbon, Style group, click on the Format as Table button.

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