Adding and removing rows and columns
To add a row at the bottom of a table
- Place the insertion point in the last cell of the table.
- Press Tab.
To insert rows
- Place the insertion point somewhere in the table.
- Right-click, point Table, and then click Insert Rows or Columns.
- Click Insert rows.
- In the Number of rows box, enter the number of rows to insert.
- Under Insert position, specify whether to insert the row(s) above or below the current row.
- Click OK.
You can also insert rows on the Layout tab more easily: on the Layout tab, move to Insert and Delete and then choose Insert above or Insert below.
To insert columns
- Place the insertion point somewhere in the table.
- Right-click, point Table, and then click Insert Rows or Columns.
- Click Insert columns.
- In the Number of columns box, enter the number of columns to insert.
- Under Insert position, specify whether to insert the column(s) to the left or the right of the current column.
- Click OK.
You can also insert columns on the Layout tab more easily: on the Layout tab, move to Insert and Delete and then choose Insert left or Insert right.
To delete rows or columns
- Place the insertion point inside the first row or column you want to delete.
- Do one of the following:
- On the Layout tab, move to Insert and Delete, click Delete, and then select Delete Row or Delete Column.
- Right-click, point to Table, and then click Delete Rows or Columns. Specify whether to delete rows or columns and how many to delete. Then click OK.
Alternatively, just select the rows or columns to delete and press Shift+Delete.
When you insert a row or column, the new cells inherit the attributes—such as alignment and background color—of the corresponding cells in the row or column that contained the insertion point. However, any text you insert in the new cells does not inherit the attributes of text in the adjacent cells.