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To select more than one cell, click and drag over several cells. You can also
hold down Shift and click inside another cell to select those two cells and all
the cells between them.
When you click inside a table cell when the ribbon is active, the Table ribbon
contextual tab is displayed. If the ribbon is not active, the Table toolbar is
displayed. From here, you can
■ Insert and delete rows and columns
■ Merge and unmerge cells
■ Match cell styles
■ Alter the appearance of cell borders
■ Edit data formatting and alignment
■ Lock and unlock cells from editing
■ Insert blocks, fields, and formulas
■ Create and edit cell styles
■ Link the table to external data
With a cell selected, you can also right-click and use the options on the
shortcut menu to insert or delete columns and rows, combine adjacent cells,
or make other changes. When cells are selected, you can use Ctrl+Y to repeat
the last action.
NOTE Using Ctrl+Y to repeat the last action only repeats actions executed through
the shortcut menu, the Table ribbon contextual tab, or the Table toolbar.
Add a Table to a Tool Palette
When you add a table to a tool palette, the table properties (for example, table
style and number of rows and columns) and the cell property overrides (for
example, alignment and border lineweight) are stored in the tool definition.
The text, block content, and character formatting are also stored in the tool
definition.
Customize Display of Column Letters and Row Numbers
By default, the In-Place Text Editor displays column letters and row numbers
when a table cell is selected for editing. Use the TABLEINDICATOR system
variable to turn this display on and off.
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