Delete the table, thus removing it and its contents from the document.
Convert the table to text, thus removing the structure of the table from the document but not the table's contents.
To delete a table
1.
Select the table that you want to delete.
2.
Choose Table > Delete > Table (Figure 53).
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Press .
The table, and all of its data, is removed from the document.
To convert a table to text
1.
Select the table that you want to convert to text.
2.
Choose Table > Convert > Convert Table to Text (Figure 97).
Figure 97. Use the Convert Table to Text command to remove a table without removing its contents.
3.
In the Convert Table to Text dialog that appears (Figure 98), select the radio button for the type of delimiter that you want to use to separate the contents of table cells when the cell boundaries are removed.