Add Rows and Columns - Delete Rows and Columns - Align Rows and Columns

This guide provides a practical overview of Add Rows and Columns - Delete Rows and Columns - Align Rows and Columns, including its main features, benefits, limitations, and important considerations.

1. Add rows and columns in the Word table

- Add columns in Word:

+ To add a column to the table, select the column next to the position of the column to be inserted -> on the layout tab -> Insert Left (insert the column to the left), if you want to choose to insert the column to the right of the selected column, click Left Right. For example, here I choose the left of the selected column:

+ Results of inserting the column to the left of the selected column:

- Add rows to a table in Word:

+ Select row position next to row position to insert -> Layout -> Insert Above (insert above selected row) or select Insert Below (insert position below selected row) for example here choose insert above selected row:

+ Result of inserting the row above the selected row:

- Alternatively, you can choose to insert rows and columns by right-clicking the position next to the column (row) you want to insert -> select Insert -> Insert Column to the Left / Right (or insert rows select Insert Rows Above or Below) depending on where you want to insert:

2. Delete rows and columns in the Word table

- To delete a row, do the following:

+ Select the row you want to delete -> Layout -> Delete -> Delete Rows:

- To delete a column, do the same thing:

- In addition, to quickly delete, you right-click on the position of the column or row you want to delete -> Delete Rows or Delete Columns (delete columns):

3. Line up the columns evenly in the Word table

- For example, a data table with uneven rows and columns:

- Make aligning rows in the table evenly by:

+ Select the entire data table to align the rows -> on the Layout tab -> Distribute Rows:

+ Results of the rows in the table are evenly aligned:

- Also you can align rows in the table evenly by right-clicking the table -> select Distribute Rows Evenly:

- Perform alignments of columns in the table evenly by:

+ Select the entire data table to align columns evenly -> on the Layout tab -> Distribute Columns:

- Alternatively, you can align the column evenly by right-clicking on the Distribute Rows Evenly menu :

- Result of the columns are aligned evenly in the table:

Above is a detailed guide on how to add rows and columns - Delete rows and columns - Align rows and columns evenly in Word version 2016. Wish you success!