Once you have created a table, you can switch to the contextual ribbon tab Table for editing. This always appears automatically on the far right as an additional tab if you have set the text cursor in a table.
The contextual ribbon tab "Table"
The ribbon tab has the following buttons (from left to right):
▪Select: Select the whole table or current rows/columns.
For more information, see Selecting table cells and cell contents.
▪Properties: Format tables and change other properties of the table.
For more information, see Changing general table properties.
▪Shading of the selected cells can be changed with this option. For more information, see Changing cell properties.
▪Borders of the selected cells can be changed with this option. For more information, see Changing cell properties.
▪Text alignment of the selected cells can be changed with this option. For more information, see Changing cell properties.
▪Delete cells: Delete individual cells, delete rows/columns or delete the entire table.
For more information, see Deleting and inserting table cells.
▪Insert rows: Insert rows or individual cells above/below.
For more information, see Deleting and inserting table cells.
▪Insert columns: Insert columns or individual cells on the left/right.
For more information, see Deleting and inserting table cells.
▪Distribute rows, columns: This option ensures the equal spacing of selected rows/columns of a table.
For more information, see Distributing rows and columns evenly.
▪Merge cells: Connect adjacent table cells to form a single cell.
For more information, see Merging table cells.
▪Split cells: Divide a table cell into several cells. For more information, see Splitting table cells.
▪Bring to front, Send to back: These options arrange the order of overlapping objects.
For more information, see Changing the order of objects.
For more information on the commands, see the specified sections.