Microsoft Word

Word Tables and Images

Learn to insert and format structured information and accessible images and keep content aligned, readable and accessible in this beginner-friendly Microsoft 365 lesson.

Learning outcomes

  • Explain how to insert and format structured information and accessible images.
  • Complete the guided practice safely.
  • Check that you can keep content aligned, readable and accessible.

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Open Word and a blank practice document and confirm you are using the intended account.
  2. Add a simple table and an image with alternative text.
  3. Pause and check permissions, filenames, recipients, dates or settings that affect the task.
  4. Test the result: keep content aligned, readable and accessible.
  5. Save the document, check its filename and location, then close and reopen it to confirm the result.
Ian's practical tip: Use sample information first. Once the workflow is correct, repeat it with approved work information and the minimum necessary access.

Practical activity

Add a simple table and an image with alternative text. Your expected result is to keep content aligned, readable and accessible.

Good-practice checklist