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Step 3: Select an option– Rows or Columns or Table. The entire row or column or table gets deleted.

You can select more than one row/column
using the click and drag method.

Resizing Rows or Columns
When you insert a new table in a Writer document, you get a table with all the columns or rows of equal width
and equal height. To adjust the data in the cells, you may need to change their width or height.
Changing the Width of a Column

Step 1: Place the mouse pointer to the right border of the column whose width is to be changed. The mouse
pointer changes to a double headed arrow .
Step 2: Hold the left mouse button and drag it towards the left or right as needed, to change the width of the
column.

Changing the Height of a Row
Step 1: Place the mouse pointer on the lower border of the row, whose height has to be changed. The mouse
pointer changes to a vertical double headed arrow .
Step 2: Hold the left mouse button and drag it up or down as needed, to change the height of the row.

Merging Table Cells

If you want to show some data value in a table which is spread across two or more cells, you can merge them to
form a single cell. The cells can be merged horizontally across the row or vertically across the column.
Step 1: Select the adjacent cells that needs to be merged.

Step 2: Click on Table menu and select Merge Cells option.

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