Moving rows in a table

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January 17, 2019
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I have a 3 column table with for example 30 rows in the first column, 29 in the second and 28 in the third.

I want move the bottom row of the 1st column to the top of the second column and then the bottom row of the second column to the top of the third to even up the table.

How do i do it

moving rows in multiple column tables

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Correct answer Eugene Tyson

You can highlight a row and drag and drop it.

Move rows and columns |

peterb99766615Author

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Thank you

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Eugene Tyson

Correct answer

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You can highlight a row and drag and drop it.

Move rows and columns |

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Laubender

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Hi Eugene,

true, but if cells accross columns or rows are merged you will be out of luck perhaps.

But it's worth a try. Peter, our OP, should post a screenshot where hidden characters and frame edges are visible.

And he should indicate what row he would like to move where.

I think, even if there are merged cells we could find a workaround.

Regards,
Uwe

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Eugene Tyson

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Definitely be able to find a solution, I've been working with tables in InDesign for as long as I can remember something like 15-20 years, memory is starting to go

You can always insert the number of rows above (or columns beside) and cut and paste.

If rows/columns are merged, I found it best to unmerge these and redo the work when copy and pasted (cut/paste) to the new location.

But you don't have to unmerge, it's just sometimes a table can have unforeseen merge properties that won't allow the paste to happen.

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