- Tables
- Creating a Table
- Editing Tables
- Table Shortcuts
- Formatting Tables
- Table and Cell Styles
Table Shortcuts
As you might expect, InDesign has a number of keyboard shortcuts related to working with tables (see Table 6-2).
Table 6-2: Table Shortcuts in the Default set
Function |
Shortcut |
Text Options |
Command-Option-B/Ctrl-Alt-B* |
Delete Column |
Shift-Backspace* |
Delete Row |
Command-Backspace/ Ctrl-Backspace* |
Insert Table |
Command-Shift-Option-T/ Ctrl-Alt-Shift-T |
Insert Column |
Command-Option-9/Ctrl-Alt-9* |
Insert Row |
Command-9/Ctrl-9* |
Next Cell |
Tab |
Previous Cell |
Shift-Tab |
Select Cell |
Command-/(slash)/ Ctrl-/ (slash) or Esc* |
Select Column |
Command-Option-3/Ctrl-Alt-3* |
Select Row |
Command-3/Ctrl-3* |
Select Table |
Command-Option-A/Ctrl-Alt-A |
Table Setup |
Command-Option-B/Ctrl-Alt-B* |
* This command is only active when you have an active text insertion point in a text frame or table cell.
Note that there are some very cool shortcuts that, by default, have no key assigned to them. Go to Row, in particular, is worth its weight in gold when working with long tables. You can find it and other very helpful table shortcuts by choosing Keyboard Shortcuts from the Edit menu, then choosing Tables Menu from the Product area pop-up menu.