Troubleshoot formatting tables

My table needs a heading.

You can create a table heading by merging table cells.

  1. Select two or more adjacent cells that you want to combine.
  2. On the Table menu, click Merge Cells.

    If the cells contain text, the content of each cell appears in the merged cell.

Note  To split merged cells, select the cells, and then click Split Cells on the Table menu.

I can't add bullets to columns.

  1. Select the column you want to change.
  2. On the Format menu, click Indents and Lists.
  3. Under Indent settings, click Bulleted list.
  4. Click the bullet style you want, and then click OK.

The text I copied lost its formatting.

  1. Select the text you want to copy, and then press CTRL+C to copy the text. 
  2. In Microsoft Publisher, click the Table Frame Tool on the Objects toolbar. 
  3. Click inside your publication.
  4. In the Create Table dialog box, select the options you want, and then click OK.
  5. In the table, position the insertion point where you want the upper-left cell of the copied text to appear.
  6. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
  7. Under As, click Table Cells With Cell Formatting, and then click OK.

I can't change the table formatting or style.

  1. Select the table.
  2. On the Table menu, click AutoFormat.
  3. Select the formatting options you want.