Apple Numbers '09 - Manual (Page 61)

Chapter 3 Using Tables 61
To add a single column, hold the pointer over a column’s reference tab to see its menu m
arrow. Click the arrow and then choose Add Column Before or Add Column After from
the pop-up menu. You can also select a column and then choose these commands
from the Table menu.
To add multiple columns, select the number of columns you want to add (select three
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columns to add three columns). To add columns after a particular column, make sure
the rightmost column selected is the one after which you want the new columns
added; to add columns before a particular column, make sure the leftmost column
selected is the one before which you want the new columns added. Then choose one
of the commands above.
You can use the Tab key to add a column to the right side of the table when “Return
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key moves to next cell” below Table Options in the Table inspector is selected.
Press Tab once when the last cell is selected. Press Tab twice if you’ve just added or
changed the cell value and you’re still editing the cell.
To add one or more columns to the right side of a table, you can use the Column
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handle in the upper right, visible when a cell is selected.
To add a column to the right side of the table, click the Column handle once.
To add multiple columns to the right side of the table, drag the Column handle or the
Column and Row handle (in the lower right) to the right.
To add rows and columns at the same time, drag the Column and Row handle diagonally.
You can split cells into two equal columns. “
m Splitting Table Cells” on page 87 explains how.
Rearranging Rows and Columns
Using a row’s or column’s reference tab, you can move or copy the row or column to a
different location in the same table or another table.
Here are ways to rearrange rows and columns:
To move a column or row to a different location in the same table or a different table,
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click the column or row reference tab, press, and then drag the reference tab. Release
the tab when the bold line highlights where you want to insert the column or row.
To insert a copy of a row or column elsewhere in the table or in another table, click
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the reference tab, and then press and hold down the Option key and the reference tab
while you drag the column or row to the desired location.
You can also copy or move a single cell or a group of adjacent cells within or between
tables. See “Copying and Moving Cells” on page 88 for instructions.
Deleting Table Rows and Columns
There are several techniques available for deleting one or more rows or columns
of a table.