Table is one of the most commonly used elements in Ms Word Table. Following are the Ms Word table shortcuts that may help you save time and effort while working with them.
Note: In the shortcut described below, + is used where keys are pressed simultaneously while “,” is used in case where keys needs to be pressed successively (one after other)
| To do this | Windows shortcut | Mac shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Move to the next cell in the row and select its content. | Tab | Tab |
| Move to the previous cell in the row and select its content | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
| Move to the first cell in the row. | Alt+Home | Control+Home |
| Move to the last cell in the row. | Alt+End | Control+End |
| Move to the first cell in the column. | Alt+Page up | Control + Page up |
| Move to the last cell in the column. | Alt+Page down | Control + Page down |
| Move to the previous row. | Up arrow key | Up arrow key |
| Move to the next row. | Down arrow key | Down arrow |
| Move current row up. | Alt+Shift+Up arrow key | |
| Move current row down. | Alt+Shift+Down arrow key | |
| Add text before a table at the beginning of a document. | Return, at the beginning of the first cell | Return, at the beginning of the first cell |
| Merge selected cells | Alt+A, M |
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