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Tables Seminar with Maria Langer

About Modifying Table Structure You can modify a table's structure a variety of ways: Insert or delete columns or rows. Join or split cells. Place a table within a table cell to create a nested table. Delete a table.

Figure 26. To insert a column, begin by selecting the column or a cell in the column to the left of where you want the new column to go. In this example, the last column is selected. Figure 27. When you click the Insert Column button, a new column appears to the right of the selected column or row.

Tip You can modify a table's structure before or after you have entered information into its cells. To insert a column Select the column to the left of where you want the new column to go (see Figure 26). or Select a cell in the column to the left of where you want the new column to go. Click the Insert Column button on the button bar. A new column appears to the right of the selected column or cell (see Figure 27). Tips If you select more than one column in step 1 above, clicking the Insert Column button will insert the same number of columns you have selected. When you insert a column, the other columns resize and shift to the left to make room for it, depending on how table and cell size options are set. Once you insert a new column, you can change its width to make room for information you want to enter into it. I tell you how to change table and column width later in this chapter.

To insert a row Select the row above where you want the new row to go (see Figure 28). or Select a cell in the row above where you want the new row to go. Click the Insert Row button on the button bar. A new row appears beneath the selected row or cell (see Figure 29).

Figure 28. To insert a row, begin by selecting the row or cell in the row above where you want the new row to go. In this example, the first row is selected. Figure 29. The new row is inserted below the selected row or cell.

Tips If you select more than one row in step 1 above, clicking the Insert Row button will insert the same number of rows you have selected. When you insert a row, the rows beneath it shift down and the table resizes to make room for it. To delete columns or rows Select the column or a cell in the column you want to delete. or Select a row or a cell in the row you want to delete. Click the Delete Column button on the button bar. or Click the Delete Row button on the button bar. The selected column or row is deleted. Tips When you delete a column or row, the column or row's contents are also deleted. You cannot use this method to delete all the columns or rows in a table.

To join cells Select two or more cells in the same column or row (see Figures 30 and 31). Click the Join Cells button on the button bar. The cells are joined to form one large cell (see Figures 32 and 33). Tip Text or objects in cells you join appear in the joined cell. Cell contents are not lost. To split joined cells Position the insertion point within the cell where you want the split to occur (see Figure 34). If the cells are in the same row click the Split Cell Vertically button on the button bar. or If the cells are in the same column click the Split Cell Horizontally button on the button bar. The cell splits in the location you specified (see Figure 35). Tips You can only split cells that were previously joined. In a way, the Split Cells buttons are like "Unjoin Cells" buttons. The split cells feature can be tricky to use. If you split a joined cell and are disappointed by the results, use the Undo command to undo the split.

Figure 30. To join cells, you must begin by selecting the cells that you want to join. In this example, seven cells across the top row are selected... Figure 31. ...and in this example, six cells down the first column are selected. Figure 32. Here's the table after joining the cells selected in Figure 30... Figure 33. ...and here's the table after joining the cells selected in Figure 31. Figure 34. Position the insertion point where you want the split to occur. Figure 35. The cell splits at the insertion point.

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