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Manipulation editing on a table in Word

The following article introduces you to the editing operations on the table in Word.

The editing operations on tables in Word include:

1. Insert more rows and columns.

- Insert additional columns into the table -> select the column position next to the columns you want to insert -> into the layout tab -> include the following options:

+ Insert left: Insert a column to the left of the selected column.

+ Insert right: Insert a column to the right of the selected column.

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- The example here inserts the column to the left of the selected column results:

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- Insert more rows into the table: Select the row you want to insert more rows above or below that row -> Click the Layout tab -> include the options:

+ Insert Above: Insert more rows above the selected rows.

+ Insert Below: Insert more rows below the selected row.

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- Results when selecting Insert Above row inserted above the selected row:

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2. Delete rows, columns and tables.

- To delete a column, do the following: Select the column you want to delete -> select the Layout tab -> Delete -> Delete Columns:

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- To delete rows, do the following: Select the rows you want to delete -> select Layout tab -> Delete -> Delete Rows:

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- To delete the entire table, do the following: Select the table you want to delete -> select the Layout tab -> Delete -> Delete Table:

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3. Draw and separate cells in the table.

- Draw cells in the table, for example, the Homeland column has two values, peace and security .

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- The result after tie:

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- In case you do not want to tie cells, want to split the cells as you like. Example separating cells in column Name and Date of Birth: Select the cells to split -> Layout -> Merge -> Split Cells:

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- The dialog box selects the number of columns and the number of rows to split into -> finally click OK:

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4. Split the board into 2 tables.

- Select the position of the row from which the row wants to split into 2 tables -> select the Layout tab -> Merge -> Split Table:

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- The table results are split into 2 tables starting from the first selected row:

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The above is a detailed guide of editing operations on tables in Word.

Good luck!

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