There are three types of rows and columns in a table:
Header rows and columns are optional and can contain text identifying what the row or column contains. Data in header cells isn’t used in calculations, but the text in a header cell can be used in formulas to refer to all the cells in the row or column. A table can have up to five header rows and five header columns.
Body rows and columns contain table data. A table must contain at least one body row and column.
Footer rows appear at the bottom of a table. Footers are optional; you can have up to five footer rows.
If a table extends onto multiple pages, you can set the header rows so that they appear at the top of the table on each page.
Note: The tasks below apply to a table you add to your page. They don’t apply to a page divided into columns.
Click the table, then do any of the following:
Add or remove columns on the right side of the table: Click
, then click an arrow to increase or decrease the number of columns.
Add or remove rows on the bottom of the table: Click
, then click an arrow to increase or decrease the number of rows.
Add a row or column anywhere in the table: Control-click a cell, then choose where you want to add the row or column (above, below, before, or after the selected cell).
You can also move the pointer over the number or letter for the row or column next to where you want to add, click the down arrow, then choose where to add the row or column.
Delete a row or column anywhere in the table: Control-click a cell in the row or column you want to delete, then choose Delete Row or Delete Column.
You can also move the pointer over the number or letter for the row or column you want to delete, click the down arrow, then choose Delete Row or Delete Column.
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.
Select one or more rows or columns.
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.
Adding header rows, header columns, and footer rows converts existing rows and columns into 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 row that contains the same data. Data in header cells isn’t used in calculations.
Click anywhere in the table, then 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
in the toolbar.
Click the pop-up menus below Headers & Footers, then choose the number of header rows, header columns, and footer rows you want.
Click the header row.
Move the pointer over the header row number on the left, then click the small arrow that appears and choose Repeat Header Rows on Each Page.