Add and rearrange rows and columns in tables

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

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.

Add or remove table 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 in a table

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.

  1. 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 Format button in the toolbar.

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

Repeat table header rows on multiple pages

  1. Click the header row.

  2. 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.

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