Selecting, moving, and navigating table components
You must select a table, table rows, table columns, or table cells before you insert rows or columns, change the table border properties, add a background fill color, or edit other table properties. You can move selected rows and columns to a new location in a table. You can also copy or cut a row or column from one table and paste it in another table. In addition, you can move from one table cell to another when editing the table cell text, and you can set the tab order for moving around a table.
To select a table, row, or column
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Click the Table tool  , and then click a table. |
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Perform a task from the following table.
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Select a table
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Click Table  Select Table. |
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Select a row
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Click in a row, and click Table Select Row. |
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Select a column
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Click in a column, and click Table Select Column. |
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Select all table contents
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With the Table tool pointer, hover over the upper-left corner of the table until a diagonal arrow appears  , and click. |
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Use a keyboard shortcut to select a table
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With the Table tool pointer inserted in a cell, press Ctrl + A + A.
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Select a row by clicking within a table
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With the Table tool pointer, hover over the table border to the left of the row you want to select. When a horizontal arrow appears  , click the border to select the row. |
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Select a column by clicking within the table
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With the Table tool pointer, hover over the top border of the column you want to select. When a vertical arrow appears  , click the border to select the column. |
To select a table cell
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Click the Table tool , and then click a table. |
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Click in a cell, and then click Table Select Cell. |
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You can also select a cell by using the Shape tool  or by inserting the Table tool pointer in a cell and pressing Ctrl + A. |
To move a table row or column
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Select the row or column you want to move.
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Drag the row or column to another location in the table.
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To move a table row to another table
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Select the table row you want to move.
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Click Edit Cut. |
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Select a row in the other table.
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Click Edit Paste. |
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Choose one of the following options:
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Insert above selected row
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Insert below selected row
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To move a table column to another table
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Select the table column you want to move.
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Click Edit Cut. |
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Select a column in the other table.
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Click Edit Paste. |
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Choose one of the following options:
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Replace selected column
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Insert left of the selected column
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Insert right of the selected column
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To move to the next table cell
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With the Table tool inserted in a cell, press Tab.
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If you are pressing Tab in a table for the first time, you must choose a tab order option from the Tab order list box.
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You can use the tab key to move to the next cell only if the Move to the next cell option is enabled in the Tab key options dialog box.
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To modify tab order
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Click Tools Options. |
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In the Workspace, Toolbox list of categories, click Table tool.
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Enable the Move to the next cell option.
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From the Tab order list box, choose one of the following options:
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Left to right, top to bottom
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Right to left, top to bottom
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You can program the tab key to insert a tab character in the table text by enabling the Insert a tab character into the text option.
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Selecting, moving, and navigating table components