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Insert rows and columns – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual

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Move the pointer over the top edge of a column or the left edge of a row so that the pointer becomes an arrow
shape (

or

), and then click to select the entire column or row.

Before and after selecting Row

Select all header, body, or footer rows

1

Click inside a table, or select text.

2

Choose Table > Select > Header Rows, Body Rows, or Footer Rows.

Select the entire table

Using the Type tool

, do any of the following:

Click inside a table, or select text, and then choose Table > Select > Table.

Move the pointer over the upper left corner of the table so that the pointer becomes an arrow shape

, and then

click to select the entire table.

Before and after selecting table

Drag the Type tool across the entire table.

You can also select a table in the same way you select an anchored graphic—place the insertion point immediately
before or after a table, and then hold down Shift while pressing the Right Arrow key or Left Arrow key, respectively,

to select the table.

Insert rows and columns

You can insert rows and columns using a number of different methods.

Insert a row

1

Place the insertion point in a row below or above where you want the new row to appear.

2

Choose Table > Insert > Row.

3

Specify the number of rows you want.

4

Specify whether the new row or rows should appear before or after the current row, and then click OK.

The new cells have the same formatting as the text in the row in which the insertion point was placed.

You can also create a new row by pressing Tab when the insertion point is in the last cell.