How to center a table in Google Docs

When creating a table in Google Docs , aligning the table as well as the document in the table is very necessary to have a standard document. The operation of centering a table in Google Docs is basically very simple compared to the operation of centering a cell in a Word table , or centering a cell in a PowerPoint table . We can choose between manual operations or using the alignment tool to adjust the table. The following article will guide you to center the table in Google Docs.

Center Google Docs Tables Using the Options Tool

Step 1:

First, you click on any cell in the Google Docs table. Next, the user clicks on Format and then clicks on Table below the list.

Step 2:

Next, the user clicks on Table Properties to readjust the table.

Step 3:

Now on the right side of the screen, options for the table appear. Here, the user clicks on Align and then clicks on Center . The table will then be aligned in the center of the document.

Center Google Docs Tables Manually

With this manual method, we will center the table right from the table creation operation in Docs.

Step 1:

First we will create a table with 1 row and 3 cells . Click Insert then select table and select quantity as 3x1.

Step 2:

Click on the center cell of the table you just created, then click Insert , select Table , then select the number of cells and columns needed to create a complete table .

Step 3:

The table will then be inserted in the middle of the cell as shown below. You will drag the left and right columns of the old table to the 2 sides .

As a result, we get a table with 2 columns on the left and right as shown.

Step 4:

To hide the first table , we will click on the cell of the first table . Then the user clicks on Format, selects Table , and then selects Table Properties .

Step 5:

Looking at the content next to it, click on the Color item . Next, in the Table Border section , the user switches from black to white .

Immediately the first panel will disappear and only the second centered panel will be displayed.