Why can't I right-click on a table in Microsoft Word, choose an option, and
simply delete the table? Only way you can easily delete a table is by
selecting all of it with the mouse and hit delete - if it isn't done
correctly, it only deletes the contents of the cells. Another way is to
select all the cells, right-click and choose delete - but why can't you just
simply right-click anywhere on a table and choose the imaginary "Delete
table?"

Another thing that is slightly irritating is inserting a table. If you
insert a table at the very beginning of a new Word document, for instance, it
isn't an easy process to insert text before the table. If you just keep on
holding "Up", to bring you to the top of the document, it often times put you
in the first cell of the table, but not immediately before it... you have to
strategically plan a document if you're going to insert a table (which
doesn't always happen).

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Why can't I right-click on a table in Microsoft Word, choose an option,
and
simply delete the table? Only way you can easily delete a table is by
selecting all of it with the mouse and hit delete - if it isn't done
correctly, it only deletes the contents of the cells. Another way is to
select all the cells, right-click and choose delete - but why can't you
just
simply right-click anywhere on a table and choose the imaginary "Delete
table?"

Delete Table is on the Table menu. You can add that command to the
right-click table context menu if you want to. (Do you delete tables so
often that this is worthwhile?)




Another thing that is slightly irritating is inserting a table. If you
insert a table at the very beginning of a new Word document, for instance,
it
isn't an easy process to insert text before the table. If you just keep
on
holding "Up", to bring you to the top of the document, it often times put
you
in the first cell of the table, but not immediately before it... you have
to
strategically plan a document if you're going to insert a table (which
doesn't always happen).


Put the cursor at the start of the first cell, then select Split Table from
the Table menu.

And CTRL+Home then Enter will allow you to type before a table at the start
of a document.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Jezebel wrote:
Why can't I right-click on a table in Microsoft Word, choose an
option, and
simply delete the table? Only way you can easily delete a table is
by selecting all of it with the mouse and hit delete - if it isn't
done correctly, it only deletes the contents of the cells. Another
way is to select all the cells, right-click and choose delete - but
why can't you just
simply right-click anywhere on a table and choose the imaginary
"Delete table?"

Delete Table is on the Table menu. You can add that command to the
right-click table context menu if you want to. (Do you delete tables
so often that this is worthwhile?)




Another thing that is slightly irritating is inserting a table. If
you insert a table at the very beginning of a new Word document, for
instance, it
isn't an easy process to insert text before the table. If you just
keep on
holding "Up", to bring you to the top of the document, it often
times put you
in the first cell of the table, but not immediately before it... you
have to
strategically plan a document if you're going to insert a table
(which doesn't always happen).


Put the cursor at the start of the first cell, then select Split
Table from the Table menu.

Another thing that is slightly irritating is inserting a table. If you
insert a table at the very beginning of a new Word document, for
instance, it
isn't an easy process to insert text before the table. If you just keep
on
holding "Up", to bring you to the top of the document, it often times put
you
in the first cell of the table, but not immediately before it... you have
to
strategically plan a document if you're going to insert a table (which
doesn't always happen).


Put the cursor at the start of the first cell, then select Split Table
from the Table menu.

or simply, whereever you are in the table
press {Ctrl} + {Home} -- this will take you to the begining of the table
then press {Enter} -- this will let you insert the text you want

have fun with word ;-)

Fadi