Add or delete a table

When you add a table, you choose from a number of predesigned styles that match your template. After you add a table, you can customize it however you like. You can add as many tables as you want to a sheet.

Add a table

  1. Click the Table button in the toolbar, then click a table or drag one to the sheet.

    The table menu showing thumbnails of table styles, with a special style for entering stock information in the bottom-right corner. Six dots at the bottom indicate you can swipe to see more styles.
  2. Do any of the following:

    • Type in a cell: Click the cell, then start typing.

    • Move the table: Click the table, then drag Table handle in the upper-left corner.

    • Add or remove rows: Click the table, then drag Add Row button in the lower-left corner of the table down or up.

    • Resize the table: Click the table, click Table handle in the upper-left corner, then Shift-drag the white square in the lower-right corner to resize the table proportionally.

    • Change the alternating row color setting: Click the table, click the Table tab at the top of the sidebar on the right, then deselect or select Alternating Row Color. (To choose a different color, click the color well). If you don’t see a sidebar, or the sidebar doesn’t have a Table tab, click Format button in the toolbar.

    • Change the look of a table: Click the table, then use the controls in the Table tab of the sidebar on the right to make changes, such as adding a table outline or changing the table font size.

Delete a table

Note: If a table is linked to a form added in Numbers for iOS, deleting the table clears the form.

SEE ALSOChange table gridlines and colorsDelete cell contentAdd or remove rows and columnsUse table styles