Insert a table by using Quick Tables

Quick Tables are tables that are stored in galleries as building blocks. You can access and reuse Quick Tables at any time. If you frequently use a table with specific formatting, you can save a copy of the table in the Quick Tables gallery so that you don't need to recreate the table each time that you want to use it.

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Insert a table by using Quick Tables

Add a table to the Quick Tables Gallery

I don't see any tables in the Quick Tables gallery

Insert a table by using Quick Tables

1. Click where you want to insert a table.

2. On the Insert tab, in the Tables group, click Table > Quick Tables, and then click the table that you want.

3. If necessary, replace the placeholder data in the table with the data that you want.

Add a table to the Quick Tables Gallery

1. Select the table that you want to add.

2. On the Insert tab, in the Tables group, click Table > Quick Tables > Save Selection to Quick Tables Gallery.

3. Fill out the information in the Create New Building Block dialog box:

   • Name     Type a unique name for the building block.

   • Gallery     Select Tables from the list.

   • Category     Select a category, such as General or Built-In, or create a new category.

   • Description     Type a description of the building block.

   • Save in     Click Building Blocks in the list.
     You can select a different template in the Save in list if you want the table to be available in that template. A template must be open to be displayed in the list of template names.

   • Options     Choose one of the following:

     • Select Insert content only to insert the table where you place your cursor.

     • Select Insert in own paragraph to make the content into its own paragraph, even if the cursor is in the middle of a paragraph.

     • Select Insert content in its own page to place the building block on a separate page with page breaks before and after the building block.

I don't see any tables in the Quick Tables gallery

If you don't see any built-in table designs in the gallery or you can't access the gallery, building block add-ins may be unavailable. To make sure that built-in designs appear in all of the Word building block galleries, do the following:

1. Click File > Options. 

2. Click Add-Ins.

3. In the Manage list, select Disabled Items, and then click Go.

4. Click Building Blocks.dotx, and then click Enable.

5. Restart Word.