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Editing a Table

The tables provide a variety of editing tools that facilitate data input and evaluation in tables. You can access them using the table menus and buttons as well as the shortcut menus of table cells.

You can edit a table with the options common in Excel spreadsheets. The most important functions are summarized in the following overview.

Function Shortcut Button Effect
Cut Ctrl + X Removes the content of the cell and saves it in the clipboard.
Copy Ctrl + C Copies the cell content to the clipboard.
Insert Ctrl + V Inserts the content of the clipboard into the cell. If the content of the clipboard is larger than a cell, the cells of subsequent table columns and rows are overwritten. A warning is displayed before.
Copy Row Ctrl + + Copy Row Overwrites the next row with the content of the current row.
Empty Row Ctrl + - Empty Row Deletes the content of the row without deleting the row itself.
Insert Row Ctrl + I Insert Row Inserts a new, empty row. The subsequent rows are moved downwards.
Delete Row Ctrl + R Delete Row Deletes the current row. The subsequent rows are moved upwards.
Select / Open F7 Opening List Edit Object Opens a list or a dialog box for selection in a cell.
Edit in Dialog Box Open Editing Dialog Box Opens a dialog box where you can enter the data of the current row.
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