Managing Rows and Columns

You can insert new and delete existing rows and columns. Additionally, you can change the row height and column width.

Inserting new rows and columns into tables

To insert a new row or column into a table:

Select the cell where you want to insert a new row or column.
When you click on texts in a cell, the cell becomes in the text edit mode instead of selecting the cell. To select the cell, try to click empty space in the cell.
Go to the Rows & Columns panel on the Table contextual ribbon tab.
Click either:
- Insert Above: to add a row above the currently selected cell.
- Insert Below: to add a row below the currently selected cell.
- Insert Left: to add a column to the left of the currently selected cell.
- Insert Right: to add a column to the right of the currently selected cell.

To delete one or more rows or columns or the entire table:

Select one or more cells of the rows or columns you want to delete.
When you click on texts in a cell, the cell becomes in the text edit mode instead of selecting the cell. To select the cell, try to click empty space in the cell.
Click the Delete menu button in the Rows & Columns panel on the Table contextual ribbon tab.
From the Delete menu, click either:
- Delete Rows: to delete rows of the currently selected cells.
- Delete Columns: to delete columns of the currently selected cells.
- Delete Table: to delete the entire table.

To change the height of a row:

Select a cell of the row whose height you want to change.
When you click on texts in a cell, the cell becomes in the text edit mode instead of selecting the cell. To select the cell, try to click empty space in the cell.
Either:
- Drag the top or bottom border of the selected cell.
- Enter the new value in the Cell Height field in the Cell Size panel on the Table contextual ribbon tab.

To change the width of a column:

Select a cell of the column whose width you want to change.
When you click on texts in a cell, the cell becomes in the text edit mode instead of selecting the cell. To select the cell, try to click empty space in the cell.
Either:
- Drag the top or bottom border of the selected cell.
- Enter the new value in the Cell Width field in the Cell Size panel on the Table contextual ribbon tab.

To distribute rows evenly in height:

Select the table or the cells of the rows that you want to have the same height.
Click the Distribute Rows button in the Cell Size panel on the Table contextual ribbon tab.

To distribute columns evenly in width:

Select the table or the cells of the columns that you want to have the same width.
Click the Distribute Columns button in the Cell Size panel on the Table contextual ribbon tab.

Last modified: 28 September 2024