Table Insertion and Adjustment In this guide, we’ll show you how to insert a table and adjust its properties as well as how to edit a table in Google Docs, sort the table data, and remove a table you no longer want.

Insert a Table in Google Docs

You can add a table to Google Docs by selecting the number of rows and columns you want.

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You’ll see your table in the location you selected and can start entering your text into the table cells. ..

Set the Table Properties

Before adding data to a Google Docs table, you may want to make some adjustments to its appearance. You can adjust row, column, alignment, and color properties. ..

Right-click the table and select Table Properties in the shortcut menu.

To adjust an item in the sidebar, click on the section for that item. ..

Row: Set a minimum row height, choose or change the header row, and allow rows to overflow across pages. Column: Adjust the width for all columns. Alignment: Choose the cell vertical alignment, table horizontal alignment, set the indent measurement, and adjust the cell padding. Color: Add or remove a table border, change the border width, select a border color, and pick a background color for a cell.

You can see the changes to your table in real-time, and close the sidebar when you’re done.

Add or Remove a Column or Row

To add a column or row to your table in Google Docs, use the following steps:

  1. Open a new Google Docs document.
  2. Type the following code into the document’s text field: Column 1 Column 2
  3. Click on the Add Column button.
  4. Type the name of the column you want to add and click on the Add button.
  5. Click on the OK button to add the column to your table.
  6. To remove a column or row from your table, use the following steps: 1. Open a new Google Docs document.
  7. Type the following code into the document’s text field: Column 1 Column 2
  8. Click onthe Remove Column button.
  9. Typethe name ofthe column you want to remove and click onthe Remove button.

To quickly add a column or row, hover your cursor over the table to display the small toolbar. You’ll see a toolbar for each column and row. Select the plus sign to add a column to the right or row below.

To add a column to the left or row above, right-click a cell in the column or row and choose an Insert option from the shortcut menu.

To remove a column or row from a table, right-click the table cell and choose Delete row or Delete column from the shortcut menu.

Pin a Header Row in a Table

If you create a table with a header row, you can pin it to the top to keep it in place. This is helpful when rearranging rows or sorting the table as we’ll discuss below.

To pin a row: Hover your cursor over the row and select the pin icon.

Right-click the row and pick Pin header row.

To remove a pinned header row, choose the Unpin header row icon in the toolbar which has a line through it after you pin a row or right-click and pick Remove header row.

Rearrange Columns or Rows

Google Docs makes it easy to rearrange rows and columns by using the toolbar. ..

To move a column or row:

  1. Hover your cursor over the column or row you want to move and then select the grid icon on the left side of the toolbar.
  2. Drag the column left, right, or up or down.

Sort a Table in Google Docs

You can display your table in alphabetical order by the letter of the alphabet.

Sort ascending

You can also right-click the column, move to Sort table, and pick Sort ascending or Sort descending in the pop-out menu. ..

Merge Cells in a Table

To combine two or more cells in a table, you can use the merge command.

If you decide to unmerge these same cells later, right-click the merged cell and choose Unmerge Cells. ..

Split Cells in a Table

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If you want to unsplit cells, you can select them and use the Merge cells feature described above.

Delete a Table in Google Docs

Remove a table from your document if you no longer want it.

Right-click the table and choose Delete table from the shortcut menu. Remove the data in the table as well.

Tables can be helpful for giving your document a structured appearance. If you’d like another way to use them, take a look at how to make a fillable form with tables in Google Docs. ..