When a table object is selected and the Edit tool is active, the control hooks are displayed on the midpoints of the sides of the rectangle that delimits the table and in the center of the cells that are selected.

When the control hooks of a table are visible, the following operations can be performed:

Activate and drag one of the red hooks on the midpoints of the sides of the rectangle to change the width or height of the table.
Move the mouse pointer over the edge of a cell and when the pointer takes the form of the double arrow press the button and drag the mouse to resize the cells in the table.
Click on a cell. A yellow hook appears in the center of the cell to indicate that the cell is selected.
Right-click on a hook or within a cell to display the corresponding command menu.

To select or deselect multiple cells

Right-click on the cell to open the menu.
Choose the commands in the Select submenu to select the cells.
Choose the commands in the Deselect submenu to deselect the cells.

To change the properties of a cell

Right-click on the cell to open the menu and choose Cell Properties to open the Table Cell Properties dialog box.

To change the properties of multiple cells

Select the cells you want to edit.
Right-click on a cell to open the menu and choose Cell properties to open the Cell properties of the table dialog.

To add a row or column

Right-click a cell to open the menu.
Choose the commands of the Insert menu.

To remove a row or column

Right-click a cell to open the menu.
Choose the commands of the Remove menu.

To join two cells

Select the cells to be joined. The cells must be flanked.
Right-click a cell to open the menu.
Choose the Merge cells command.

To split a cell

Select the cells to be split.
Right-click a cell to open the menu.
Choose the Split cells command.

Commands in the menu

Command	Description
Split cells	Divides a cell that is a union of two or more cells.
Merge cells	Combines two or more cells to form a single cell.
Cell properties	Opens the Cell properties dialog box.
Select » Select cell	Select the clicked cell.
Select » Select row	Select all cells on the same row as the clicked cell.
Select » Select column	Selects all cells on the same column as the clicked cell.
Select » Select all cells	Selects all the cells in the table.
Deselect » Deselect cell	Deselect the clicked cell.
Deselect » Deselect row	Deselect all cells on the same row of the clicked cell.
Deselect » Deselect column	Deselect all cells in the same column of the clicked cell.
Deselect » Deselect all cells	Deselect all table cells.
Insert » One row below	Inserts a new line below the clicked cell.
Insert » One row above	Inserts a new line above the clicked cell.
Insert » One column on the left	Inserts a new column to the left of the clicked cell.
Insert » One column on the right	Inserts a new column to the right of the clicked cell.
Remove » Row	Removes the line to which the clicked cell belongs.
Remove » Column	Removes the column to which the clicked cell belongs.
Move Table	Displays the Move dialog box. This command acts only on the object to which the clicked hook belongs and allows you to move an object included in a group independently of the other objects in the group.
Rotate Table	Displays the Rotate dialog box. This command acts only on the object to which the clicked hook belongs and allows you to rotate an object included in a group independently of the other objects in the group.
Resize Table	Displays the Resize dialog box. This command acts only on the object to which the clicked hook belongs and allows you to resize an object included in a group independently of the other objects in the group.
Properties Table	Displays the Properties dialog box. This command acts only on the object to which the clicked hook belongs and allows you to modify the parameters of an object included in a group independently of the other objects in the group.
Show reference point	Displays the transformation center of the selection. The transformation center is initially hidden and is set in the center of the selection rectangle. See the Transformation center.