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Delete a table or clear its contents

You can delete an entire table. You can also clear the contents of cells without deleting the cells themselves.

Delete a table and its contents

1. Click the table.
2. On the Table menu, point to Delete, and then click Table.

Clear the contents of a table

1. Select the items you want to clear.

   How?

   Some parts of a table can only be seen if you display all formatting marks by clicking Show/Hide on the Standard toolbar.

   To select:

   A cell

   Click the left edge of the cell.

   

   A row

   Click to the left of the row.

   

   A column

   Click the column's top gridline or border.

   

   Multiple cells, rows, or columns

   Drag across the cell, row, or column.

   Or select multiple items that are not necessarily in order. Click the first cell, row, or column you want, press CTRL, and then click the next cells, rows, or columns you want.

   Text in the next cell

   Press TAB.

   Text in the previous cell

   Press SHIFT+TAB

   The entire table

   In print layout view, click the table move handle , or drag over the entire table.

   Note  You can also select rows, columns, or the entire table by clicking in the table and then using the Select commands on the Table menu, or by using keyboard shortcuts.

2. Press DELETE.