Insert a Cell, Row or Column

Insert a Cell

  1. Click a cell located directly to the right or below where you want to insert a cell, and then on the Table Tools\Layout tab, in the Rows & Columns group, click the Insert Cells button...

    RTETablesInsertCellsButton

  2. ...or right-click a cell relative to which you want to add a new cell, select the Insert item from the context menu and click Insert Cells.

    RTETablesInsertCellsContextMenu

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

    RTETablesInsertCells_Right

    Option Description Example
    Shift cells right Insert a new cell just to the left of the selected cell and move the selected cell and all other cells following this cell in that row to the right. RichEdit_ShiftCellsRight_Example
    Shift cells down Insert a new cell in the selected cell's place and move other cells in that column down one row each. A new row will be added at the bottom of the table to include the last existing cell. Remaining cells in this new row will be empty. RichEdit_ShiftCellsDown_Example
    Insert entire row Insert a new row just above the row containing the selected cell. RichEdit_InsertEntireRow_Example
    Insert entire column Insert a new column just to the left of the column containing the selected cell. RichEdit_InsertEntireColumn_Example

Insert a Row

  1. Click a cell located directly below or above where you want to insert a new row.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To add a new row just above the row containing the selected cell, on the Table Tools\Layout tab, in the Rows & Columns group, click the Insert Rows Above button.

      RTETablesInsertRowsAbove

    • To add a new row just below the row containing the selected cell,on the Table Tools\Layout tab, in the Rows & Columns group, click the Insert Rows Below button.

      RTETablesInsertRowsBelow

    • ...or right-click a cell relative to which you want to insert a row, click the Insert item in the context menu and select Insert Rows Above or Insert Rows Below.

      RTETablesInsertRowsContextMenu

Insert a Column

  1. Click a cell located directly to the right or left of where you want to insert a new column.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To add a new column just to the left of the column containing the selected cell, on the Table Tools\Layout tab, in the Rows & Columns group, click the Insert Columns to the Left button.

      RTETablesInsertColumnsLeft

    • To add a new column just to the right of the column containing the selected cell,on the Table Tools\Layout tab, in the Rows &Columns group, click the Insert Columns to the Right button...

      RTETablesInsertColumnsRight

    • ... or right-click a cell relative to which you want to insert a column, click the Insert item in the context menu and select Insert Columns to the Left or Insert Columns to the Right.

      RTETablesInsertColumnsContextMenu