Select, move, and navigate 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
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Click the
Table tool

, and then click a table.
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Perform one of the following tasks.
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Click Table Select Table.
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Click in a row, and click Table Select Row.
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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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Position the Table tool pointer 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 an empty cell, press Ctrl + A + A.
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Select a row interactively
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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.
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Select a column interactively
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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.
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To select table cells
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Click the Table tool  , click a table, and click a cell. Then, click Table Select Cell.
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Select adjacent table cells
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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.
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Select nonadjacent table cells
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Using the Table tool, click a table. Then, hold down Ctrl, and click each table cell that you want to select.
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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
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Select the row or column that you want to move.
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Drag the row or column to another location in the table.
To move a table row to another table
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Select the table row that 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
To move a table column to another table
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Select the table column that 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
To move to the next table cell
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With the
Table tool inserted in a cell, press
Tab.
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.

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
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Click
Tools
Options
Tools.
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In left pane of the dialog box that appears, click
Table.
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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

You can program the Tab key to insert a tab character in the table text by enabling the Insert a tab character in the current cell option.