Action | Menu or description | Windows | Macintosh |
Select table | Modify Table Select Table | Ctrl+A | Cmd+A |
Merge cells | Modify Table Merge Cells | Ctrl+Alt+M | Cmd+Opt+M |
Split cells | Modify Table Split Cells | Ctrl+Alt+S | Cmd+Opt+S |
Insert row | Modify Table Insert Row | Ctrl+M | Cmd+M |
Insert column | Modify Table Insert Column | Ctrl+Shift+A | Cmd+Shift+A |
Insert rows and columns | Modify Table Insert Rows and Columns | Alt+M, T, I | N/A |
Delete row | Modify Table Delete Row | Ctrl+Shift+M | Cmd+Shift+M |
Delete column | Modify Table Delete Column | Ctrl+Shift+- | Cmd+Shift+- |
Increase row span | Modify Table Increase Row Span | Alt+M, T, R | N/A |
Increase cell column span | Modify Table Increase Column Span | Ctrl+Shift+] | Cmd+Shift+] |
Decrease row span | Modify Table Decrease Row Span | Alt+M, T, W | N/A |
Decrease cell column span | Modify Table Decrease Column Span | Ctrl+Shift+[ | Cmd+Shift+[ |
Clear cell heights | Modify Table Clear Cell Heights | Alt+M, T, H | N/A |
Clear cell widths | Modify Table Clear Cell Widths | Alt+M, T, T | N/A |
Convert column widths to pixels | Modify Table Convert Widths to Pixels | Alt+M, T, X | N/A |
Convert column widths to percent | Modify Table Convert Widths to Percent | Alt+M, T, O | N/A |
Left-align object | Modify Align Left | Ctrl+Shift+1 | Cmd+Shift+1 |
Right-align object | Modify Align Right | Ctrl+Shift+3 | Cmd+Shift+3 |
Top-align object | Modify Align Top | Ctrl+Shift+4 | Cmd+Shift+4 |
Bottom-align object | Modify Align Bottom | Ctrl+Shift+6 | Cmd+Shift+6 |
Make objects same width | Modify Align Make Same Width | Ctrl+Shift+7 | Cmd+Shift+7 |
Make objects same height | Modify Align Make Same Height | Ctrl+Shift+9 | Cmd+Shift+9 |
Defer table update | Edit Preferences General Faster Table Updating | Ctrl+Space | Cmd+Space |
Standard view | View Table View Standard View | Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Cmd+Shift+F6 |
Layout view | View Table View Layout View | Ctrl+F6 | Cmd+F6 |
Insert table in Standard view | Insert Table | Ctrl+Alt+T | Cmd+Opt+T |
Draw multiple tables or cells in Layout view | Use Draw Layout Table or Draw Layout Cell tool in Objects panel without reselecting tool | Hold down Ctrl key while drawing | Hold down Cmd key while drawing |
Don't snap to grid in Layout view | Prevent tables and cells from snapping to nearby elements (within 8 pixels) | Hold down Alt key while drawing | Hold down Opt key while drawing |
Select rectangular area of cells | Click in upper-left corner, then Shift-click in lower-right corner | Shift-click | Shift-click |
Contextual menu | Displays contextual popup menu | Right-click | Ctrl-click |
Nudge cell by one pixel | Move cells in Layout view | Arrow keys | Arrow keys |
Nudge cell by ten pixels | Move cells in Layout view | Shift+arrow keys | Shift+arrow keys |
Next cell | Move insertion point to next cell (adds a new row if necessary) | Tab | Tab |
Previous cell | Move insertion point to previous cell | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
Format table | Commands Format Table | Alt+C, F | N/A |
Sort table | Commands Sort Table | Alt+C, S | N/A |
Import tabular data | File Import Import Tabular Data | Alt+F, I, T | N/A |
Export tabular data | File Export Export Table | Alt+F, E, T | N/A |
Create layers from a table | Modify Convert Tables to Layers | Alt+M, C, T | N/A |
Create a table from layers | Modify Convert Layers to Table | Alt+M, C, L | N/A |