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Five techniques for selecting a table (97/2000/2002)
Here's a comprehensive collection of additional methods you can use to select a table:
Method 1: Place the insertion point in any table cell, and then choose Table | Select | Table from the menu bar (Table | Select Table in Word 97).
Method 2: Place the insertion point in any table cell, and then press [Alt]A, followed by C, followed by T.
Method 3: In Word 2000 and later, switch to Print Layout view or Web Layout view, and then hover the pointer over the table. Click on the table's selection icon when it appears near the table's upper-left corner.
Method 3: Hold down the [Alt] key, and then double-click on the table.
Method 4: Make sure your keyboard's NumLock key is turned off. Place the insertion point in any table cell, and then press [Alt]5 using the numeric keypad.
Method 5: Use Word's built-in TableSelectTable command to create a custom toolbar button or shortcut menu item that selects the current table. To do so, choose Tools | Customize from the menu bar to open the Customize dialog box, and then choose Normal.dot from the Save In dropdown list. (If you want to add the command to a shortcut menu, click on the Toolbars tab and select the Shortcut Menus check box.) Next, click on the Commands tab and select All Commands from the Categories list box. Now drag the TableSelectTable item from the Commands list box to any toolbar. (Or, if you're adding the command to a shortcut menu, drag the TableSelectTable command to the Shortcut Menus toolbar and drop it in the Table | Table Text shortcut menu.) Customize the button as desired, and then close the Customize dialog box. To use the command, place the insertion point in any table cell and then click the button you created. (Or, if you added the command to a shortcut menu, right-click on the table and choose Select Table from the resulting shortcut menu.)
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