You can modify an existing table by adding or deleting rows or columns. You can also merge cells to accommodate data.
Adding rows and columns
You can add a single row or column, or you can add multiple rows or columns at the same time.
To add a single row to a table:
- In your draft, place the insertion point in a table cell, or select an entire row.
- Do one of the following:
- Click the Insert Row Below button in the toolbar.
A new row appears below the insertion point or selection.
- Select Table > Insert > Row Above or Table > Insert > Row Below.
- Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Insert Row Above or Insert Row Below.
To add a single column to a table:
- In your draft, place the insertion point in a table cell, or select an entire column.
- Do one of the following:
- Click the Insert Column to the Right button in the toolbar.
A new column appears to the right of the insertion point or selection.
- Select Table > Insert > Column to the Left or Table > Insert > Column to the Right.
- Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Insert Column to the Left or Insert Column to the Right.
To add multiple rows or columns to a table:
- In your draft, place the insertion point in a table cell.
- Do one of the following:
- Select Table > Insert > Multiple Rows or Columns.
- Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Insert Multiple Rows or Columns. [View MAC Image | View PC Image]
- Complete the dialog box.
For information about options in the dialog box, click the Help button.
- Click OK.
Contribute adds the rows or columns to your table.
Deleting rows and columns
You can delete a single row or column, or you can delete multiple rows or columns at the same time.
To delete rows or columns from a table in your draft, do one of the following:
- Select entire rows or columns, and then press Delete or Backspace.
- Select entire rows or columns or place the insertion point in a single row or column, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Delete Row or Delete Column.
- Select entire rows or columns, and then select Table > Delete > Row or Table > Delete > Colum
Merging and splitting cells
You can merge any number of adjacent cells—as long as the entire selection is a line or a rectangle of cells—to produce a single cell that spans several columns or rows. You can split a cell into any number of rows or columns, regardless of whether it was previously merged.
To merge table cells:
- In your draft, select the cells you want to merge.
Note: You must select at least two cells.
- Do one of the following:
- Select Table > Merge Cells.
- Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Merge Cells.
Contribute merges the content into a single cell.
To split table cells:
- In your draft, place the insertion point in the cell you want to split.
Note: Contribute only splits one cell at a time, even if you select multiple cells.
- Do one of the following:
- Select Table > Split Cell.
- Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Split Cell.
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- Select a radio button to indicate whether to split the cell into rows or columns, and then enter the number of new rows or columns in which to divide the cell.
- Click OK.
Contribute splits the cell into multiple rows or columns.
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