How to Quickly Make a Table for WordPad

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Start a new WordPad document.

   You can use WordPad to create a table in HTML that can be open and displayed in any web browser.
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   Step 2: Add the table tags.

   These are the tags that your table code will be enclosed in. <table> </table>
   
   This will be the header row for your table. <table> <tr> </tr> </table>
   
   Use the table heading tags to add as many columns as you would like. <table> <tr> <th>Column 1</th> <th>Column 2</th> <th>Column 3</th> <th>Column 4</th> </tr> </table>
   
   Now that you have your column headings, you can add your first row of data. <table> <tr> <th>Column 1</th> <th>Column 2</th> <th>Column 3</th> <th>Column 4</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Data 1</td> <td>Data 2</td> <td>Data 3</td> <td>Data 4</td> </tr> </table>
   
   You can use the tags to continue adding rows of data to your table.
   
   Make sure that you close each one with a tag. <table> <tr> <th>Column 1</th> <th>Column 2</th> <th>Column 3</th> <th>Column 4</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Data 1</td> <td>Data 2</td> <td>Data 3</td> <td>Data 4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Data 5</td> <td>Data 6</td> <td>Data 7</td> <td>Data 8</td> </tr> </table>
   
   This will allow you to save the document as an HTML file.
   
   It needs to be in HTML format so that you can see the table when you load it in a web browser. , This lets you change the extension. , This will change the format to HTML format. , You can now name and save the file as whatever you'd like.
   
   Make sure that it has the .html extension. , Double-click the newly-created HTML file to load it in your default web browser.
   
   Your table will appear in the browser window.
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   Step 3: Add the first row to your table.

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   Step 4: Add the table headings to the first row.

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   Step 5: Add another row beneath the headers.

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   Step 6: Continue adding rows.

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   Step 7: Click File and select "Save as."

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   Step 8: Select "Text" from the "Save as type" menu.

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   Step 9: Change the extension at the end of the file name to .html.

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    Step 10: Save the file.

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    Step 11: Open the file in a web browser.

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