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 direction in which the Tab key lets you move around a table.

To select a table, row, or column

1 .	Click the Table tool , and then click a table.

To	Do the following
Select a table	Click Table Select Table.
Select a row	Click in a row, and click Table Select Row.
Select a column	Click in a column, and click Table Select Column.
Select all table contents	Position the Table tool pointer over the upper-left corner of the table until a diagonal arrow appears , and click.
Use a keyboard shortcut to select a table	With the Table tool pointer inserted in an empty cell, press Ctrl + A + A.
Select a row interactively	Position the Table tool pointer over the table border to the left of the row that you want to select. When a horizontal arrow appears , click the border to select the row.
Select a column interactively	Position the Table tool pointer over the top border of the column that you want to select. When a vertical arrow appears , click the border to select the column.

To select table cells

To	Do the following
Select a table cell	Click the Table tool , click a table, and click a cell. Then, click Table Select Cell.
Select adjacent table cells	Using the Table tool, click inside the first cell that you want to select, and drag over the adjacent cells that you want to select.
Select nonadjacent table cells	Using the Table tool, click a table. Then, hold down Ctrl, and click each table cell that you want to select.

You can also select a cell by inserting the Table tool pointer in an empty cell and pressing Ctrl + A.

You can also use the Shape tool to select a single cell by clicking it, or to select adjacent cells by dragging over them.

To move a table row or column

To move a table row to another table

2 .	Click Edit Cut.

4 .	Click Edit Paste.

To move a table column to another table

2 .	Click Edit Cut.

4 .	Click Edit Paste.

To move to the next table cell

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.

To change the navigational direction of the Tab key

1 .	Click Tools Options.

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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