Sizing rows and columns in Word
If you work with tables, here are some column-sizing tricks that you should know:
* Ctrl + drag a column's right border to resize the column and proportionately resize all columns to the right
* Shift + drag a column's right border to resize that column only. All columns to the right stay the same size.
* Ctrl + Shift + drag a column's right border to resize the column and resize all column's to the right to be the same size.
* Alt + drag a column's right border to size the column without snapping to the ruler increments. This trick also shows column widths on the ruler. If the ruler is not displayed, select View/Ruler.
You can also use the Alt key in combination with any of the first three Ctrl and Shift tricks. Press Alt with Ctrl or Shift or Ctrl + Shift and you'll resize the columns without snapping to the ruler increments. And if that's not enough, right-click the table, then select Table Properties. There are plenty of options in there to keep you busy.
Selecting
You need to know how to select 3 things in a table: columns, rows and the table. Two of those (columns and the table) have shortcuts.
Three shortcuts for selecting columns and tables:
* To select a column, Alt + click any cell in the column or press Alt + Shift + Page Down.
* To select several contiguous columns, Alt + click one column, then drag.
* To select a table, Alt + double-click any cell in the table or press Alt + 5 on the keypad with the Num Lock turned off. (Weird shortcut but I use it.)
Learn these and you'll never go back to clicking the down arrow at the top of a column or selecting Table/Select again.
To select row, use one of the following:
* Click in the margin to the left of the row. (The pointer should turn into an arrow pointing right.)
* Press Alt + Shift + End.
* Click in the first cell of the row, then drag across to the last cell.
Click in the first cell of the row, then hold Shift while pressing End, End, End until the entire row is selected.