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26*c5ffc49bSmseidel<topic id="textswriterguidetable_cellsxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
27*c5ffc49bSmseidel<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Adding or Deleting a Row or Column to a Table Using the Keyboard</title>
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32*c5ffc49bSmseidel<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3156377">
33*c5ffc49bSmseidel<bookmark_value>rows; inserting/deleting in tables by keyboard</bookmark_value>
34*c5ffc49bSmseidel<bookmark_value>columns; inserting/deleting in tables by keyboard</bookmark_value>
35*c5ffc49bSmseidel<bookmark_value>tables; editing by keyboard</bookmark_value>
36*c5ffc49bSmseidel<bookmark_value>keyboard;adding or deleting rows/columns</bookmark_value>
37*c5ffc49bSmseidel<bookmark_value>splitting cells;by keyboard</bookmark_value>
38*c5ffc49bSmseidel<bookmark_value>merging;cells, by keyboard</bookmark_value>
39*c5ffc49bSmseidel<bookmark_value>deleting;rows/columns, by keyboard</bookmark_value>
40*c5ffc49bSmseidel<bookmark_value>inserting;rows/columns, by keyboard</bookmark_value>
41cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark><comment>MW changed "adding;" to "inserting;"</comment>
42cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156377" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U"
43*c5ffc49bSmseideloldref="22"><variable id="table_cells"><link href="text/swriter/guide/table_cells.xhp" name="Adding or Deleting a Row or Column to a Table Using the Keyboard">Adding or Deleting a Row or Column to a Table Using the Keyboard</link>
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45*c5ffc49bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149487" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="27">You can add or delete rows or columns in tables as well as split or merge table cells using the keyboard.</paragraph>
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48*c5ffc49bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155906" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="28">To insert a new row in a table, place the cursor in a table cell, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
49cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Insert, 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.</paragraph>
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52*c5ffc49bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147412" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="25">To insert a new column, place the cursor in a table cell, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
53cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Insert, and then press the left or right arrow key.</paragraph>
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56*c5ffc49bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156096" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="29">To split a table cell instead of adding a column, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
57cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Insert, and then hold down <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command
58cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline> while you press the left or right arrow key.</paragraph>
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61*c5ffc49bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153408" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="26">To delete a row, place the cursor in a table cell, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
62cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Delete, and then press the up or down arrow key.</paragraph>
63*c5ffc49bSmseidel</listitem>
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65*c5ffc49bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149626" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="30">To delete a column, place the cursor in a table cell, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
66cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Delete, and then press the left or the right arrow key.</paragraph>
67*c5ffc49bSmseidel</listitem>
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69*c5ffc49bSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149612" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="31">To merge a table into an adjacent cell, place the cursor in the cell, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
70cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Delete, hold down <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command
71cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>, and then press the left or the right arrow key.</paragraph>
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