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Insert multiple lines in a table

Anonymous
2010-11-23T21:49:02+00:00

I am wanting to know if anyone knows how to add multiple lines to a table. It used to be that you could specify how many columns and how many lines you wanted in your table but this option is no longer available and the only way i can find is to do this is, highlight a row and right click, insert, click on row. this is a real pain when you want to add 20 or more rows. Does anyone know of how to add multiple rows quickly. The little creat table selection tool does not give me enough rows.

Thanks for your help

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-11-23T22:50:29+00:00

    Hitting the tab key at the end of a table row will create a new row. Do this a few times to add a few rows. You can then select the blank rows, Copy them, and then Paste them. When Pasting I believe you have to click on Paste Special, which will merge the rows together. The procedure only takes seconds.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-11-29T18:32:37+00:00

    If you click the  words "Insert Table"  that are below the selection grid, the old insert table dialog will open.

    If  adding rows is the intent, the cursor should be immediately after the table, such as just before an empty paragraph mark.  If you use it often, add it (Insert Table... (TableInsertDialogWord)) or its similar mate (TableRowsOrColumnsOrCellsInsert)) to the QAT.

    Edit:  Actually I thought  this feature had been left out of W2007 too.  I found it in W2010 while using the beta but didn't think to look for it in W2007 until today.  As usual I learn so much from the questions asked.  Thank you for asking.

    Pam

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  1. HansV 462.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2010-11-23T22:03:49+00:00

    You could place this macro in your Normal.dotm template and assign it to a Quick Access Toolbar button:

    Sub InsertRows()

      Dim n As Long

      If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = False Then

        MsgBox "Please place the insertion point in a table.", vbExclamation

        Exit Sub

      End If

      n = Val(InputBox("How many rows do you want to insert?"))

      If n <= 0 Then

        Exit Sub

      End If

      Selection.InsertRowsAbove NumRows:=n

    End Sub

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-07-15T03:03:29+00:00

    I already had my table going and it was going to be time consuming if I could only add a line at a time, so I did use your suggestion about the tab key, after about 25 or so I just held the key down and it proceeded with lines, even two-tone like I already had going THX

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  2. Paul Edstein 82,861 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2010-11-24T00:20:39+00:00

    It used to be that you could specify how many columns and how many lines you wanted in your table but this option is no longer available

    The Word 2007 behaviour is certainly the same as in Word 2000 - I'm not sure the intervening versions changed anything in that regard.

    Cheers,

    macropod MS MVP - Word

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