Add and rearrange rows and columns

There are three types of rows and columns in a table:

Add or remove columns and rows

Click the table, then do any of the following:

Tip: To insert multiple rows or columns, Command-click a number of rows or columns equal to the number of rows or columns you want to insert, click the arrow, then choose Add Columns or Add Rows.

To delete multiple rows or columns, Command-click the rows or columns, click the arrow, then choose Delete Selected Rows or Delete Selected Columns.

Move rows and columns within a table

  1. Select one or more rows or columns.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Move rows: After selecting the rows, click and hold the row numbers until the rows appear to rise off the table, then drag them above or below another row.

    • Move columns: After selecting the columns, click and hold the column letters until the columns appear to rise off the table, then drag them to the right or left of another column.

Tip: If you drag rows or columns outside of an existing table, you create a new table with them.

Add or remove header rows and columns

Adding header rows, header columns, and footer rows converts existing rows or columns to headers or footers. For example, if you have data in the first row of a table and you add a header row, the first row is converted to a header that contains the same data. Data in header cells isn’t used in calculations.

  1. Click anywhere in the table.

  2. Click the Table tab at the top of the sidebar on the right.

    If you don’t see a sidebar, or the sidebar doesn’t have a Table tab, click Format button in the toolbar.

  3. Click the pop-up menus below Headers & Footers, then choose the number of header rows, header columns, or footer rows you want.

See also
Resize rows and columns
Resize, move, or lock a table