Once a table is complete, you may find that you need to insert new rows between existing rows. Doing so is relatively easy: Click anywhere inside a row above or below where you want to insert the new row. On the contextual Layout tab, click Insert Above or Insert Below, accordingly, in the Rows & Columns group. Tables help you present information in a clear and organized way. There are three ways to add tables to your documents in Microsoft Word, each taking only a few easy steps. These instructions are based on Microsoft Word 2003, but the process is very similar in other versions of Word. Here's how to make a table from the Tables and Borders toolbar.
In a Microsoft Office Word table, the cells are organized into rows and columns. You can use the Add method of the Rows object to add rows to the table and the Add method of the Columns object to add columns.
Microsoft Word Table Tutorial
Applies to: The information in this topic applies to document-level projects and VSTO Add-in projects for Word. For more information, see Features available by Office application and project type.
Document-level customization examples
The following code examples can be used in a document-level customization. To use these examples, run them from the ThisDocument class in your project. These examples assume that the document associated with your customization already has at least one table.
Important
This code runs only in projects that you create by using any of the following project templates:
Word 2013 Document
Word 2013 Template
Word 2010 Document
Word 2010 Template
If you want to perform this task in any other type of project, you must add a reference to the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word assembly, and then you must use classes from that assembly to add rows and columns to tables. For more information, see How to: Target Office applications through primary interop assemblies and Word 2010 primary interop assembly reference.
To add a row to a table
Use the Add method to add a row to the table.
To add a column to a table
Use the Add method, and then use the DistributeWidth method to make all the columns the same width.
VSTO Add-in examples
The following code examples can be used in a VSTO Add-in. To use the examples, run them from the ThisAddIn class in your project. These examples assume that the active document already has at least one table.
Important
This code runs only in projects that you create by using Word VSTO Add-in templates.
If you want to perform this task in any other type of project, you must add a reference to the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word assembly, and then you must use classes from that assembly to add rows and columns to tables. For more information, see How to: Target Office applications through primary interop assemblies and Word 2010 primary interop assembly reference.
To add a row to a table
Use the Add method to add a row to the table.
To add a column to a table
Use the Add method, and then use the DistributeWidth method to make all the columns the same width.
See also
Making Tables In Microsoft Word
Not only can you add rows and columns to any of a Word 2016 table’s four sides, you can squeeze new rows and columns inside a table. The secret is to click the Table Tools Layout tab. In the Rows & Columns group, use the Insert buttons to add new rows and columns.
To remove a row or column, click to position the mouse, and then click the Table Tools Layout tab. In the Rows & Columns group, choose the proper command from the Delete button menu.
Microsoft Word Table Add Row
Rows and columns are added relative to the insertion pointer’s position: First click to select a cell, and then choose the proper Insert command to add a row or column relative to that cell.
Select a row or column before choosing a Delete command to ensure that the proper row or column is removed.
When you choose the Delete→Delete Cells command, you see a dialog box asking what to do with the other cells in the row or column: Move them up or to the left.
A mousey way to add a new row is to position the mouse pointer outside the table’s left edge. A + (plus) button appears, as shown here. Click that button to insert a new row.
Likewise, if you position the mouse pointer at the table’s top edge, click the + (plus) button shown here to insert a new column.