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.

A table with the selection handle in the upper-left corner

Add a table

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Place the table inline with text: Click in the text where you want the table to appear. The table is aligned according to the alignment of the paragraph where you added it. If the paragraph is aligned to the left, for example, 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 the table is added, by default it is set to “Stay on Page” (instead of “Move with text”) so that you can position it wherever you like.

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

    Click Previous button and Next button to see more style options.

    The Table Styles pane with navigation arrows on the left and right
  3. Do any of the following:

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

    • 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.

    • Change the look of the table or its cells: Use the controls in the Table tab 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.

Delete a table

See also
Change table gridlines and colors
Add and edit cell content
Use table styles