Selecting a Table

There are some editing tasks that require you to select an entire table in Word. For instance, you may want to change the font used in the table, or you may want to adjust the borders around all the table cells. You probably already know that you can position the insertion point within the table and then choose Select Table from the Table menu, or from the Layout tab of the ribbon in Word 2007. You can also press Alt+5 (on the numeric keypad, but not in Word 2007). Both of these methods are a two-step process, however, since they require the positioning of the insertion point within the table before the table can be selected.

Another, perhaps easier way to select the table is to hold down the Alt key while you double-click on the table. This is a simple single-step approach that does not require moving the insertion point beforehand.