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Shortcut Keys for Tables in Word 2007

Word doesn’t come with too many predefined keyboard shortcuts for working with tables. Here they are:

Select Table = Alt + Clear (Keypad 5, turn off Num Lock)

Move to Top of Column, End of Column = Alt + Page Up or Alt + Page Down

Move to Beginning of Row, End of Row = Alt + Home or Alt + End

Select from Current Cell to End of Row = Alt + Shift + End

Select from Current Cell to End of Column = Alt + Shift + Page Down

You were probably hoping for some shortcuts that would let you delete or insert rows or columns. Sometimes you’ve got to do it yourself.

Create a Keyboard Shortcut to Insert a Row

1. Start with a Word document with a table inserted, and the cursor in the table. Click Table Tools, then the Layout tab.
2. Push Ctrl + Alt + Plus on keypad. Mouse will change to clover-type shape.
3. In the Layout tab, in the Rows & Columns group, click the Insert Above button.
4. The Customize Keyboard box will open.
5. The Commands: section shows what action the new keyboard shortcut will do.
6. Take a look at the Current keys: box to verify that there is no keyboard shortcut for the command.
7. Push the keys you want to use to insert a row, like Alt + Ctrl + R. The keys you push will show in the Press new shortcut key: box. (Use backspace to clear the box if you push the wrong keys.)
8. The Currently assigned to: line shows what those keys will do now (in this case, the registered symbol). If you don’t mind not using the keys for that anymore, click Assign to use the shortcut for the insert row command.
9. That’s it, click Close and go back and test it in the table.

Follow the same steps for any other commands you want to use shortcut keys for.

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