Add and delete tables

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 its appearance.

Add a new table

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Place the table inline with text: Click where you want the table to appear.

      The table matches the paragraph’s justification, so if the paragraph is left justified, you can’t center the table.

    • Place the table so it can be moved freely: Click somewhere other than text so there is no text insertion point.

      When it’s added, the table is set to “Stay on Page,” so you can position it where you like.

  2. Click Table in the toolbar, then select a table layout or drag one to the page.

    Click the left and right arrows to see more style options.

  3. To type in a cell, click the cell, then enter your content.

  4. To change the appearance of a table or its cells, use the tools in the Table, Cell, Text, and Arrange panes of the Format inspector.

To move the table, click it, then drag Table handle in the top-left corner to move it to where you want it on the page.

Edit and hide a table name

Tables have a placeholder name, such as “Table 1,” that you can show, edit, or hide. Each table in a document must have a unique name.

Do any of the following:

Delete a table

See also
Change the look of a table
Add and edit table cell content