Delete all or part of a table

In Page view, do one or more of the following:

Delete a table

  1. Click anywhere on the table you want to delete.
  2. On the Table menu, point to Select, and click Table.
  3. Right-click anywhere on the table, and click Delete Cells on the shortcut menu.

Delete a cell

  1. Position the insertion point in the cell you want to delete.
  2. On the Table menu, point to Select, and click Cell.
  3. Right-click on the cell, and click Delete Cells on the shortcut menu.

Delete a row

  1. Position the insertion point in the cell that's within a row you want to delete.
  2. On the Table menu, point to Select, and click Row.
  3. Right-click on the row, and then click Delete Cells on the shortcut menu.

Delete a column

  1. Position the insertion point in the cell that's within a column you want to delete.
  2. On the Table menu, point to Select, and click Column.
  3. Right-click on the column, and then click Delete Cells on the shortcut menu.

Delete a table caption

  1. Select the table caption that you want to delete.
  2. Press DELETE.