You can do this using Table | Insert | Table.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Lorrie" wrote in message
news
I think it would be good to be able to type in the number of rows or
columns
that a user would like to insert instead of selecting the appropriate
number
of rows or columns.
Thanks, Lorrie
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