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Selecting Tables, Rows, and Columns

You can select a table in a text document with a keyboard or with a mouse.

  • To select a table with the keyboard, move the cursor into the table, and then press Ctrl+A until all the cells are selected.
  • To select a table with the mouse, move the mouse pointer to a position just above and left of the table. The mouse pointer becomes a diagonal arrow. Click to select the table.
  • To select a row or column with the mouse, point to a position just left of the row or above the column. The mouse pointer becomes an arrow. Click to select the row or column.