Adding or Deleting a Row or Column to a Table Using the Keyboard

You can add or delete rows or columns in table as well as split or merge table cells using the keyboard.

To insert a new row in a table, place the cursor in a table cell, press Alt+Ins, and then press the up or down arrow key. You can also move the cursor to the last cell in the table, and then press Tab.
To insert a new column, place the cursor in a table cell, press Alt+Ins, and then press the left or right arrow key.
To split a table cell instead of adding a column, press Alt+Ins, and then hold down Ctrl while you press the left or right arrow key.
To delete a row, place the cursor in a table cell, press Alt+Del, and then press the up or down arrow key.
To delete a column, place the cursor in a table cell, press Alt+Del, and then press the left or the right arrow key.
To merge a table into an adjacent cell, place the cursor in the cell, press Alt+Del, hold down Ctrl, and then press the left or the right arrow key.

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columns, inserting/deleting in tables by keyboard

text tables, editing by keyboard

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splitting cells by keyboard

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deleting,rows/columns, by keyboard

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