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Working with Content in Table Cells

You can add text, numbers, and dates to table cells, and you can format values in cells.

You can also add images and background color. And you can use autofilling to use the

content in one or more cells to automatically add values to adjacent cells.

Adding and Editing Cell Values

You can add, change, and delete the content in cells.

Here are ways to add and edit values:

m If the cell is empty, select it and then type a value. “Selecting a Table Cell” on page 172

tells you how to select cells.

m To replace specific content already in the cell, select the cell and then select what you

want to replace by double-clicking; hold down the Shift key and select more content if

you want to replace more. Type to replace the selected content.

m To replace everything in the cell, select the cell and then begin typing.

If “Return key moves to next cell” isn’t selected in the Table Inspector, you can also

select the cell and then press Return or Enter, which selects everything in the cell, and

then start typing.

m To insert content within existing content, select the cell, click to set the insertion point,

and begin typing.

m To undo changes made to a table cell since selecting the cell, press Esc.

m To delete the content of table cells, rows, or columns, select the cells, rows, or columns

and then press the Delete key or choose Edit > Delete.

To delete the contents, background fill, and any style settings, choose Edit > Clear All.

The default style is applied to the selection.

m To copy, paste, and move cell values, see the instructions in “Copying and Moving Cells”

on page 187

m To add formulas and functions to cells, see the instructions in “Using Formulas” on

page 189 and “Using Functions” on page 200.

Working with Text in Cells

You can control the format and alignment of text in table cells, and you can use find/

replace and spell-checking features.

Here are techniques for working with text in table cells:

m To insert a line break, press Control-Return.

m To insert a paragraph break, If “Return key moves to next cell” under Table Options in

the Table Inspector isn’t selected, press Return. Otherwise, press Option-Return.

m To insert a tab in a table, press Option-Tab.

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