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To link table cells to text boxes or text paths, use the Linking tool . ●
If you combine linked text cells (Table > Combine Cells), the combined cells 
are removed from the text chain; the remaining links are unaffected. If a
combined cell is split (Table > Split Cell), the links are maintained and text
flows according to the specified Link Order.
Inserting and deleting rows and columns
You can insert rows and columns anywhere within a table. Simply click in a cell
that is immediately above or below where you want to add a row. Or, click in a
cell to the right or left of where you want to add a column. Then, choose Table >
Insert > Row or Table > Insert > Column.
To select rows or columns to delete, drag the arrow pointer over a table edge
and then Shift+click the arrow pointer, or use the commands in the Select
submenu of the Table menu (such as Odd Rows). Then, choose Table > Delete >
Row or Table > Delete > Column.
If Maintain Geometry is checked in the Table menu and you delete a column 
or row, existing columns or rows increase in size to fill the space of the
deleted columns or rows. If Maintain Geometry is unchecked, the table
becomes smaller as necessary.
Combining cells
To combine cells, Shift+click a rectangular selection of cells with the Text
Content tool . Choose Table > Combine Cells. To revert combined cells to
match the surrounding table, select the combined cells and then choose Table >
Split Cells.
If you combine unlinked cells containing text or pictures, the content of the 
upper-left cell in the selection is maintained for the combined cell.
Manually resizing tables, rows, and columns
As with other items in QuarkXPress, you can drag to resize rows, columns, and
tables. To resize a row or column, click a gridline to display the resize pointer.
Drag the pointer up or down to resize a row and left or right to resize a column.
To resize an entire table, press one of the following keyboard commands while
you drag a resize handle.
Effect on table Mac OS X command Windows command
Table and contents resized Command Ctrl
Table (but not contents) resized
proportionally
Shift Shift
Table and contents resized
proportionally
Command+Shift Ctrl+Shift