Hi Chris,
"But, would it be just as easy (if not easier) to simply select the cells that have the content, and hit cmd+P to print that selected area? I think so."
Possibly, but only if that feature were available, which it is not.
Even if it were, it would require selecting the cells you wanted, then printing each time you wanted to print the selection.
Using a table with only as many rows and columns as needed to fit the data requires changing the table size each time the size of the data set changes (one click, then one click for each row or column you want to add) but eliminates the need to select cells each tim you print the table.
Making the table fit the data will save you the mousework of selecting the cells to print every time you print the table.
Adding a row or a column to the 'right size' table is a click plus a single combination keystroke. Which will you need to do more often, Print, or change the number of columns or rows in the table?
Adding Rows or columns:
Click on a cell. Press option-down arrow to add a row below that cell.
Click on a cell. Press option-right arrow to add a column to the right of that cell.
(option-up arrow and option-left arrow also work, and do what you'd expect in this context.)
Regards,
Barry