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Working with Table Columns and Rows

Summary: Creating a table in your document gives plenty of opportunity to add and delete columns and rows. Exactly how you perform these tasks depends, in large part, on the version of Word you are using. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)

As you work with tables in Word, there will be times when you need to add columns to a table. To insert a column or row in Word 97, follow these steps:

  1. Select the column or row before which you want the column or row added.
  2. Choose Insert Column (for a column) or Insert Row (for a row) from the Table menu.

If you are working with a later version of Word (Word 2000, Word 2002, or Word 2003) the steps are only slightly different:

  1. Select the column or row adjacent to where you want the column or row added.
  2. Choose Insert from the Table menu. Word displays a submenu.
  3. Choose one of the Columns or Rows options, depending exactly where you want the column or row inserted.

Another way to add rows is simply to move the insertion point to the very last cell marker on a row. (This is the marker to the right of the last column.) You can then press Enter and a new row appears.

To delete a column or row in a table, follow these steps:

  1. Select the table column or row you want to delete.
  2. Choose Delete Column (for columns) or Delete Row (for rows) from the Table menu. (In Word 2000, Word 2002, or Word 2003 you must choose Delete from the Table menu, and then choose either Columns or Rows.)

You can also use the Cut option from the Edit menu to remove the column or row you have selected. The Clear option from the Edit menu will have no effect, however, other than to clear the contents of the cells in the row or column you selected.

Tip #107 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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