Quickly Rearrange rows in a Word Table

by rhyttinen on May 15, 2009

Screenshot of Microsoft Word table

If you have ever had to rearrange rows in a Word table, you know that it can be somewhat of a time-consuming task. While you can use the cut and paste method, there is a much faster and easier way to accomplish this task. Use the Shift + Alt keystroke combination with the up or down arrow keys quickly change the location of a row in a table.

To Move Rows Up and Down in a Word table

  1. Click anywhere in the row that you want to move.
  2. Press Shift + Alt + Up Arrow to move the row up.
  3. Press Shift + Alt + Down Arrow to move the row down.

This technique also works for moving bulleted list items as well as for moving paragraphs within a document. Nifty, hey?

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