Microsoft KB Archive/59847

Word: Cutting or Copying Table Cells Does Not Remove Them

PSS ID Number: Q59847 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

When you select a table and choose Cut from the Edit menu, the contents of the cells are cut from the table, but the cells themselves remain in your document.

Pasting the cut cells builds a table identical to the one from which the cells were cut. Copying and pasting cells also builds an identical table if the data is copied from the table.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To move a table from one place to another, do the following:

  Select the entire table.   From the Edit menu, choose Cut or Copy.   Paste the table in the new location.   Delete the original table:   Select the table.   From the Format menu, choose Table Layout (in Word 4.0, choose Table from the Edit menu).   Choose the Delete button.  </li></ol>

You can also delete an entire table or part of a table by choosing the Cut or Clear command from the Edit menu if some text other than the text in the table is selected (such as the paragraph mark after the table).

= MORE INFORMATION =

For more information on cutting, copying, and pasting cells, see page 320 of the version 5.0 “Microsoft Word User’s Guide” or pages 362-375 of the version 4.0 “Reference to Microsoft Word” manual.

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