Table Editing Fundamentals

To insert a new table:

1. Select Insert Table option on the Content Authoring tab.

   A dialog appears to specify the number of initial rows and columns.

   

2. Specify the number of rows and columns in the Rows and Column field.
   Optionally, you can also select or define a new style to the new table and cells.
3. Select OK to create the table.

To select an entire row, position your mouse over the left-most border at the edge of the row. The cursor changes to a right pointing horizontal arrow. Once you have this cursor, click once to select the row. To select multiple rows, hold down Control as you click to preserve existing settings, or hold down Shift to select all rows between the currently-selected row and the clicked row.

Selecting columns is very similar to selecting rows, the difference being you hover your mouse on the top-most border at the upper edge of the column. The mouse cursor changes to a downwards pointing vertical arrow. Click to highlight the column, or use the Control or Shift keys as mentioned above to selected multiple columns.

To select a cell, move the mouse to the lower portion of the left-most cell border. The mouse cursor changes to an up-right pointing arrow. Click to select the cell. As with other selection methods, you can use Control and Shift to select multiple cells.

To merge cells:

1. Move the mouse pointer to the left edge of the cell you want to select. The mouse pointer changes to a small black arrow.
2. Click to select the entire cell.
3. Repeat this for any adjacent cells you want to merge. You can use Control and Shift to select multiple cells.
4. Right-click to open the context menu.
5. Select Merge Cells .

To add a new row to a table:

1. Position the cursor at the last cell of a table.
2. Select the Tab key on the keypad.

A new row is placed at the end of the table.

Alternatively, you can also select Insert Row Before or Insert Row After button in the table editing toolbar to insert a row before or after the current cursor position. This toolbar appears when you right-click within the table.

To insert a column, position the cursor in the cell where you want the new column to be inserted. Then click the Insert Column Before or Insert Column After button on the table editing toolbar.

To delete one or more rows, select them using methods outlined above and select Delete Row on the table editing toolbar.

To delete one or more columns, select them using methods outlined above and select Delete Column on the table editing toolbar.