Moving Table Columns and Rows

You can move columns and rows around in a table that you have inserted by dragging and dropping the structure bars. You can also move table rows by using keyboard shortcuts.

How to Move Columns and Rows by Dragging and Dropping

  1. Open the document or topic.
  2. If the tag block bars are not shown to the left of the content, click at the bottom of the editor.
  3. Click the appropriate tag bar to the left of the topic or column bar (in the span area) above the topic, and drag the row or column to the place where you want to move it. A blue arrow helps guide you, showing you where the row or column will be inserted when you release the mouse button.
  4. Release the mouse button to drop the row or column to its new location in the table. The row or column is moved to its new location.
  5. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

How to Move Rows With Keyboard Shortcuts

  1. Open the document or topic.
  2. In a table, click and drag to select the number of rows you want to move (e.g., if you want to move three rows, select three in the table). You do not need to select entire rows, just portions of them.
  3. Hold down ALT+SHIFT on your keyboard and press the Up or Down arrow key.
  4. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

What’s Noteworthy?

Note This feature is not supported for MadCap Lingo review package (LIREV) files.

Note You can move table columns and rows only within the same table. If you want to move a column or row from one table to another, you need to use the copy and paste options, and then delete the column or row from the original table. To copy a column or row, right-click on the bar and select Copy. To paste the column or row in the other table, right-click on a bar next to the column or row where you want to paste it and select Paste (Above), (Below), (Left), or (Right). There is no cut option.