Insert Cells dialog box
Insert as child table
Pastes the copied table or cells into the current cell as a “child” table (a table wholly contained in a single cell of another table).
Insert left
Inserts the copied table or cells before the current column. Available only when the vertical number of pasted cells matches that of the current table.
Insert right
Inserts the copied table or cells after the current column. Available only when the vertical number of pasted cells matches that of the current table.
Insert above
Inserts the copied table or cells above the current row. Available only when the horizontal number of pasted cells matches that of the current table.
Insert below
Inserts the copied table or cells below the current row. Available only when the horizontal number of pasted cells matches that of the current table.
Paste contents only
Pastes only the contents of the copied table or cells into the same number of cells, starting at the current cell. The current contents will be overwritten.
Number of copies
Specifies the number of copies of the cells to insert into the current table. Available only when pasting an entire row or column.
Depending on what you copied and where you are pasting it, only some of the possible options will be available.