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Tables (Layout view)


    Change height and width of a row or column

    Option key -resize

    Select cell

    Click cell border

    Select multiple adjacent cells

    Click-drag through cells

    Select multiple nonadjacent cells

    Shift key -click additional cells

    Select all cells in column

    Click on top edge of column when pointer becomes a down-arrow

    Select all cells in row

    Click on left edge of row when pointer turns becomes a right-arrow

    Interactively add cells and rows

    Command key -drag bottom/right edges of table

    Add row above

    *

    Add column to the left

    +

    Add column to the right

    -

    Delete current column

    Backspace

    Delete current row

    Shift key + Backspace

    Span columns, joining current cell with cell to the right

    Shift key + Right arrow key

    Reduce column span, splitting the current cell

    Shift key + Left arrow key

    Span rows, joining current cell with cell below

    Shift key + Down arrow key

    Reduce row span, splitting the current cell

    Shift key + Up arrow key

    Move text cursor to next cell to the right

    Tab

    Move text cursor to next cell to the left

    Shift key + Tab

    Switch from text entry to cell selection mode

    Ctrl + Return

    Switch from cell selection to text entry mode

    Return

    Command key Command Shift key Shift Option key Option Arrow key Key