Apple Pages '09 - Manual (Page 186)

You can also add one or more columns to the right side of the table by using the
format bar.
You can split cells into two equal rows. “
m Splitting Table Cells” on page 199 describes how.
Adding Columns to a Table
You can add new columns to a table.
Here are ways to add columns:
To add a single column, select a cell and then choose Format > Table > Add Column
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Before or Add Column After.
You can also choose these commands from the Edit Rows & Columns pop-up menu in
the Table inspector.
To add multiple columns, select the number of columns you want to add (select three
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columns to add three columns). To add columns after a particular column, make sure
the rightmost column selected is the one after which you want the new columns
added; to add columns before a particular column, make sure the leftmost column
selected is the one before which you want the new columns added. Then choose one
of the commands above.
You can use the Tab key to add a column to the right side of the table when “Return
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key moves to next cell” below Table Options in the Table inspector is selected.
Press Tab once when the last cell is selected. Press Tab twice if you’ve just added or
changed the cell value.
To add one or more columns to the right side of a table, use the Columns controls in
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the Table pane of the Table inspector.
You can also use the format bar.
You can split cells into two equal columns. “
m Splitting Table Cells” on page 199
explains how.
Deleting Table Rows and Columns
There are several techniques available for deleting one or more rows or columns of
a table.
Here are ways to delete rows or columns:
Select one or more rows or columns or a cell in a row or column, and then choose
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Format > Table > Delete Row or Format > Table > Delete Column.
To delete one or more rows or columns, select them and then choose Delete Row or
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Delete Column from the Edit Rows & Columns pop-up menu in the Table inspector.
You can also access these commands by choosing Format > Table > Delete Row or
Format > Table > Delete Column.
You can also delete rows and columns by using the format bar controls.
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