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2. Format the Table
Click the (select table icon) to elect the 3x1 table you created
In the Table Tools, Layout tab, in the Table group, click View Gridlines
In the Table Tools, Design tab, Borders group, click the Borders down
arrow and click No border
The border is removed but you see the table with a dotted outline which will not appear
when printed or converted to a pdf.
3. Add the Equation Reference Numbering
Position the curser under the table
o Click References tab, in the Captions group, click Insert Caption
o The Caption window opens
o Change the Label to Equation
o Put a check mark in “Exclude Label from caption”
o Click the Numbering button
• Format the numbers to be 1, 2 3…
• Put a check mark in: “Include Chapter Number”
• Change the “Use Separator to: . Period
• Click OK
Click OK
The caption is below the table, select it and move it to cell 3. Place ( ) around the
numbers. You may need to delete the paragraph mark that is copied to cell 3.
Format cell 3 to be right aligned and center.
Click in Cell 3, In Table Tools, Layout tab, Alignment group, click the Align
Center Right icon