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Delete a Cell, Row or Column

Delete a Cell

  1. Click a cell to be deleted and then on the Table Tools/Layout tab, in the Rows & Columns group, click the Delete button and select Delete Cells from the invoked list...

    RTETablesDeleteCellsButton

  2. ...or right-click a cell to be deleted and select Delete Cells... from the context menu.

    RTETablesDeleteCellsContextMenu

  3. In the invoked Delete Cells dialog choose one of the available options:

    RTETablesDeleteCellsDialog_ShiftCellsLeft

    Option Description Example
    Shift cells left Delete the selected cell and move all other cells in the row to the left. RichEdit_ShiftCellsLeft_Example
    Shift cells up Delete the selected cell and move all other cells in the column up. RichEdit_ShiftCellsUp_Example
    Delete entire row Delete a row containing the selected cell. RichEdit_DeleteEntireRow_Example
    Delete entire column Delete a column containing the selected cell. RichEdit_DeleteEntireColumn_Example

Delete a Row

  1. Select a row to be deleted or click on one cell included into that row.

  2. On the Table Tools/Layout tab, in the Rows & Columns group, click the Delete button and select Delete Rows from the invoked list...

    RTETablesDeleteRowButton

  3. ...or select a row to be deleted, right-click it and select Delete Rows from the invoked context menu.

    RTETablesDeleteRowContextMenu

Delete a Column

  1. Select a column to be deleted or click on one cell included into that column.

  2. On the Table Tools/Layout tab, in the Rows & Columns group, click the Delete button and select Delete Columns from the invoked list...

    RTETablesDeleteColumn

  3. ...or select a column to be deleted, right-click it, and select Delete Columns from the invoked context menu.

    RTETablesDeleteColumnContextMenu