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Quickly Moving Your Table

Summary: For those who love to use the mouse during editing, you can use the little critter to help move your tables to exactly where you want them. Using click-and-drag techniques, you can make quick work of the move. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)

All the modern versions of Word (with the exception of Word 97) allow you to use the mouse to quickly move entire tables within your document. You can do this by using techniques similar to those you use to move graphics around in a document. Position the mouse over your table. (Don’t click on the table—just position the mouse over the table.) At the upper-left corner of the table you should see a small icon appear. This icon looks like a square with a four-headed arrow inside it. When you click and drag this icon, you are moving the table. When you finally release the mouse button, the table is repositioned where you released the button.

Tip #1286 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

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