Select items in a table - Help and How-to

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Select items in a table

Applies to: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

Do any of the following:

To select the next cell, press TAB.
To select the previous cell, press SHIFT+TAB.
To select rows, columns, or the entire table, drag across the rows, columns, or the entire table.
To select a column, click just outside the top border of the column, when the pointer is a down-facing arrow.
To select a cell, click in the cell.

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You can also select rows, columns, or the entire table by clicking in the table and then using the Select commands on the Table menu located on the Tables and Borders toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.). If the Tables and Borders toolbar is not displayed, click Tables and Borders Button image on the Standard toolbar.