Add or remove table rows and columns

You can add, delete, and rearrange rows and columns in a table. There are three types of rows and columns:

A table showing header, body, and footer rows and columns.

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 the page using the the Table button icon in the toolbar. They don’t apply to a page you formatted into columns.

Add or remove table rows and columns

Add or remove header rows and columns

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 the table, then in the Format  sidebar, click the Table tab.

  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 alsoResize table rows and columnsResize, move, or lock a table