If you click the cursor in one of the cells of a table (or select a group of cells by dragging the cursor across the cells you want to highlight), you can choose formatting options by one of the following methods:

 

Select one of the commands from the TextTable group.

 

Right-click while the cursor is in the table, select Table from the first pop-up menu, and choose a command from the submenu.

 

 

The table below shows the formatting commands that are available.

 

 

Command

Explanation

Insert Row Above

Insert a row above the cell where the cursor resides.

Insert Row Below

Insert a row below the cell where the cursor resides.

Insert Column to the Left

Insert a column to the left of the cell where the cursor resides.

Insert Column to the Right

Insert a column to the right of the cell where the cursor resides.

Delete Rows

Delete the current row or the selected rows.

Delete Columns

Delete the current column or the selected columns.

Table Properties

Opens a menu used to set general table properties, as well as set properties for the selected rows and cells.

Merge Cells

The text from all selected cells will be merged into one cell.

Split Cells

The cell(s) will be split into multiple cells.

 

 

Note: The Merge Cells and Split Cells commands are only available through the pop-menu.