
Chapter 3: Managing Text Documents With Writer
Inserting or Deleting Rows/Columns Using the Keyboard
The following methods describe how to insert and delete rows and columns using the
keyboard:
● To insert a new column or row:
1. Put the table in insert mode by pressing Alt+Ins. OpenOffice.org will wait up
to three seconds for teh user to press one of the following key commands:
i. Press the relevant arrow key to insert a new row or column to the right or left,
above or below the current row or column.
ii. Hold down the Ctrl key as well as the relevant arrow key to add a cell in that
direction, (by splitting either the current or an adjacent cell).
1. To delete a column or row:
2. Put the table in delete mode by pressing Alt+Del. OpenOffice.org will wait up to
three seconds for the user to press one of the following key commands:
i. Press the relevant arrow key to delete a row or column to the right or left,
above or below the current row or column.
ii. Hold down the Ctrl key as well as the arrow key, to merge the current cell
with the adjacent cell.
Repeating Multiple Heading Rows in a Table
1. If automatically repeating more than one row within a table following a page break,
this is how to do it:
1. Select the first table row.
2. Open the context menu and choose Cell > Split.
a) In the Split Cells dialogue, select the “horizontal” direction.
b) Enter the number of rows that are to be repeated
c) confirm with “OK”.
All rows at the beginning of a table that is created in this manner will now be repeated after a
page break.
Enlarging and Reducing Cells in Text Tables
The width and height of rows and columns are changeable using the keyboard, by dragging
and dropping with the mouse or by commands in the context menu. Column widths can also
be changed numerically via a dialogue.
Rows and columns can also be evenly distributed with the icons on the Optimize
floating toolbar on the Table Object Bar.
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