Operation Manual

Working with tables | 521
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.
2 Perform one of the following tasks.
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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
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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.