Editing Tables Using the Keyboard

You can resize and delete table columns with the keyboard.

Resizing Columns and Rows

• To resize a column, place the cursor in a table cell, hold down Alt, and then press the left or the right arrow. To resize the column without changing the width of the table, hold down Ctrl+Alt, and then press the left or the right arrows.
• To increase the left indent of the table, hold down Alt+Shift, and then press the right arrow.
• To resize a row, place the cursor in the row, hold down Alt, and then press the up or the down arrows.
• To move the table downwards on the page, hold down Alt+Shift, and then press the down arrow.

Inserting and deleting columns or rows

• To insert a column, place the cursor in a table cell, hold down Alt and press Insert, release, and then press the left or the right arrow.
• To delete a column, place the cursor in the column that you want to delete, hold down Alt and press Delete, release, and then press the left or the right arrow.
• To insert a row, place the cursor in a table cell, hold down Alt and press Insert, release, and then press the up or the down arrow.
• To delete a row, place the cursor in the row that you want to delete, hold down Alt and press Delete, release, and then press the up or the down arrow.

To change the behaviour of tables in a text document, choose Tools - Options - Office Writer - Table.

Related Topics

• Table Bar