Word 2000 Tables: Inserting new rows 1

[mviltan]

When you create a table in word 2000 and you want to create a new row you can't just right click and insert a new row like word 97 as the option isn't there you have to go to the menu instead. Is there away of changing the menu?

 

[lgebhart]

If you select empty rows that are already there, right click, copy, right click again and paste. You will have "paste rows" showing on your menu. ggebhart@clover.net
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[dsi]

Or just use Table > Insert Row

 

[Dreamboat]

Sounds to me like our man (or woman) here may have had a custom toolbar button in Office 97.

Go to Tools-Customize and select the Commands tab. On the left, choose Table. On the right, the 4th item down shows the "insert row" icon. Click and drag that button up onto your toolbar and close the Customize window.
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[mviltan]

Thanks for the help but what I ment was in 97 when your in a table you just have to simply right click and select inset row. I don't know why they removed this!! The other options aren't to useful. I'm a man by the way!

 

[AyJayEL]

A quick way might be to create a keyboard shortcut. I can't talk you through the steps just yet as our shared server is down and I can't access word (at least I can get to the internet!), but it is something like this. Right click on a menu, choose customize. Browse around until you find the menu item you want and assign it to the keyboard shortcut you would like. I think that will work. Otherwise a macro assigned to a keyboard shortcut will certainly work. When we are back up and running I will post the full instructions if you need them.

 

[mviltan]

Thanks Andy, but I've already done that. I was just wondering if you could change the actual menu that comes up when you right click in the table.

 

[donna6197]

Don't know about word2000 but in Word97:

Choose Tools - Customise
Click on the Toolbars Tab
Click in the checkbox next to Shortcut menu - a toolbar should appear
Now click on the Commands tab
Drag the command for Insert Rows across to the Shortcut menu for Table and drag down into the entry for Table Text.
Drop the command in here.

The Insert Rows command should now appear on the right click (shortcut) menu.

Hopefully this is similar in Word2000.

 

[Dreamboat]

omigosh. I never looked. When I select an entire table row and right-click it, I get "insert rows" as a menu option.

In Word 2000.
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[Dennis2]

Dreamboat is absolutely correct. You'll want to remember to click outside the left edge of the table to highlight one or more rows and then right click and then click 'Insert Rows'. Of course, you can always use 'Tables' and then click 'Insert' and then click 'Rows Below' or 'Rows Above'.