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26cdf0e10cSrcweir<topic id="textswriterguidetable_cellsxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
27cdf0e10cSrcweir<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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32e91968a5Smseidel<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3156377">
33e91968a5Smseidel<bookmark_value>rows; inserting/deleting in tables by keyboard</bookmark_value>
34cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>columns; inserting/deleting in tables by keyboard</bookmark_value>
35cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>tables; editing by keyboard</bookmark_value>
36cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>keyboard;adding or deleting rows/columns</bookmark_value>
37cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>splitting cells;by keyboard</bookmark_value>
38cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>merging;cells, by keyboard</bookmark_value>
39cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>deleting;rows/columns, by keyboard</bookmark_value>
40cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark_value>inserting;rows/columns, by keyboard</bookmark_value>
41cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark><comment>MW changed "adding;" to "inserting;"</comment>
42*7e5ed1f9Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3156377" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U"><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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44*7e5ed1f9Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149487" role="paragraph" l10n="U">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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47*7e5ed1f9Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155906" role="listitem" l10n="U">To insert a new row in a table, place the cursor in a table cell, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
48cdf0e10cSrcweir</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>
49cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
50cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
51*7e5ed1f9Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147412" role="listitem" l10n="U">To insert a new column, place the cursor in a table cell, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
52cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Insert, and then press the left or right arrow key.</paragraph>
53cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
54cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
55*7e5ed1f9Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156096" role="listitem" l10n="U">To split a table cell instead of adding a column, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
56cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Insert, and then hold down <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command
57cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline> while you press the left or right arrow key.</paragraph>
58cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
59cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
60*7e5ed1f9Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153408" role="listitem" l10n="U">To delete a row, place the cursor in a table cell, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
61cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Delete, and then press the up or down arrow key.</paragraph>
62cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
63cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
64*7e5ed1f9Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149626" role="listitem" l10n="U">To delete a column, place the cursor in a table cell, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
65cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Delete, and then press the left or the right arrow key.</paragraph>
66cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
67cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem>
68*7e5ed1f9Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149612" role="listitem" l10n="U">To merge a table into an adjacent cell, place the cursor in the cell, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option
69cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline>+Delete, hold down <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command
70cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>, and then press the left or the right arrow key.</paragraph>
71cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem>
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