Double-click on the table border to open the Table Properties dialog box. You can edit any of the properties except the Rows and Columns.
Right-click in a table cell to open a context menu. You can edit cells, rows and columns, delete the entire table, or open the Table Properties dialog box. You can also paste content copied from another cell or from Word into a cell.
The Cell menu on the context menu contains the following cell related editing functions:
Insert Cell Before: insert a new cell before the selected cell.
Insert Cell After: insert a new cell after the selected cell.
Delete Cells: delete the selected cell or cells.
Merge Cells: merges two or more selected cells into one cell.
Merge Right: merges the selected cell with the cell on its right joining the content of both cells.
Merge Down: merges the selected cell with the cell below it joining the content of both cells.
Split Cell Horizontally: splits the selected cell in two, creating a new cell on its right and leaving the content in the original cell on the left.
Split Cell Vertically: splits the selected cell in two, creating a new cell attached below it leaving the content in the original upper cell.
Cell Properties: opens the Cell Properties dialog box.
The Row menu on the context menu contains the following row related editing functions:
Insert Row Before: inserts a new row before the one that contains the cursor.
Insert Row After: inserts a new row after the one that contains the cursor.
Delete Row: deletes a row that contains the cursor.
The Column menu on the context menu contains the following column related editing functions:
Insert Column Before: inserts a new column before the one that contains the cursor.
Insert Column After: inserts a new column after the one that contains the cursor.
Delete Column: deletes the column that contains the cursor.