Both table templates and the dropdown menus are rolling out to Google Docs on the web over the course of this month.

Google Tables is a new data management and visualization tool. Jack Wallen helps you get up to speed so you can make this task even easier.

Dropdown menus and table templates are now rolling out to everyone using Google Docs, both paid and free users, and should be available widely within the next two weeks.

However, position your mouse anywhere over the table and then Control-click and notice the first item in the contextual menu—Table.