Click Table  Convert text to table.

3 Click Table  Convert text to table.

4 In the Create columns based on the following separator area, choose one of the following options: • Commas — creates a column where a comma appears and a row where a paragraph marker appears • Tabs — creates a column where a tab appears and a row where a paragraph marker appears • Paragraphs — creates a column where a paragraph marker appears • User defined — creates a column where a specified marker appears and a row where a paragraph marker appears

If you enable the User defined option, you must type a character in the User defined box. If you do not type a character in the User defined box, only one column is created, and each paragraph of text creates a table row.

You can also convert a table to text. For more information, see “To convert a table to text” on page 468.

Selecting, moving, and navigating table components

You must select a table, table rows, table columns, or table cells before you insert rows or columns, change the table border properties, add

a background fill color, or edit other table properties. You can move selected rows and columns to a new location in a table. You can also copy or cut a row or column from one table and paste it in another table. In addition, you can move from one table cell to another when editing the table cell text, and you can set the direction in which the Tab key lets you move around a table.

To select a table, row, or column

1 Click the Table tool

, and then click a table.

2 Perform one of the following tasks. To

Do the following

Select a table

Click Table  Select  Table.

Select a row

Click in a row, and click Table  Select  Row.

Select a column

Click in a column, and click Table  Select  Column.

Select all table contents Position the Table tool pointer over the upper-left corner of the table until a diagonal arrow appears

, and click. Use a keyboard shortcut to select a table

With the Table tool pointer inserted in an empty cell, press Ctrl + A +A.

Select a row interactively Position the Table tool pointer over the table border to the left of the row that you want to select. When a horizontal arrow appears

, click the border to select the row.

Select a column interactively Position the Table tool pointer over the top border of the column that you want to select. When a vertical arrow appears

, click

the border to select the column.

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To select table cells To

Do the following

Select a table cell

Click the Table tool

, click a table, and click a cell. Then, click

Table  Select  Cell.

Select adjacent table cells Using the Table tool, click inside the first cell that you want to select, and drag over the adjacent cells that you want to select.

Select nonadjacent table cells Using the Table tool, click a table. Then, hold down Ctrl, and click each table cell that you want to select.

You can also select a cell by inserting the Table tool pointer in an empty cell and pressing Ctrl + A. You can also use the Shape tool

to select a single cell by clicking it, or to select adjacent cells by dragging over them. To move a table row or column

1 Select the row or column that you want to move.

2 Drag the row or column to another location in the table. To move a table row to another table

1 Select the table row that you want to move.