Why It's Better to Create Tables in Excel . In short, Word is a word processor, and Excel is a data processor. As a result, Word isn't built for optimal table creation, whereas its sibling, Excel, is.

You'd think the battle of Word vs. Google Docs would be over before it begins, because Word has more features. But more isn't always better. We tested both in a real-world use case to find out.

Create a four-column table in it: Project, Priority, Dates, Commitments & Action Items. ... The Projecteze method works with your favorite word processor and requires almost .

Pages is more than a potential Microsoft Word alternative--Apple's word processing app offers advanced functionality, too. Here's how to tap Apple's Pages app to create arresting tables and charts.

When I last reviewed Nisus Writer Express (version 2.1) back in 2005, it was a pretty decent writing tool. It had powerful formatting via styles (character and paragraph), tables, images, columns ...