Google Docs

Inserting and modifying tables

Watch the video (3:39).

Watch the video to learn how to work with tables in Google Documents.

To insert a table:

1. Place the insertion point at the location where you want to insert a table.
2. Click the Table drop-down menu and hover the mouse over Insert table. A grid of squares appears.
   
   Inserting a new table
3. Drag the mouse over the grid of squares to select the number of columns and rows in the table.
   
   Selecting columns and rows
4. Click the mouse, and the table appears in the document. The insertion point will now be in the top left cell.
   
   A new table

To delete the table, right-click anywhere on the table and select Delete table from the menu that appears.

Deleting the table

To add an additional row:

1. Right-click in a row adjacent to the location where you wish to add a row, then select Insert row above or Insert row below from the menu that appears.
   
   Inserting a new row
   
2. The new row appears in the table.
   
   The additional row

To add an additional column:

1. Right-click in a column adjacent to the location where you wish the new column to appear, then select Insert column left or Insert column right from the menu that appears.
   
   Inserting a column to the right
2. The new column appears in the table.
   
   The additional column

To delete a row or column:

• Right-click the mouse in the row or column you wish to delete, then select Delete row or Delete column from the menu that appears.
  
  Deleting a row