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Chapter 3 Entering, Editing, and Managing Data 67
Entering Data
• Click in a cell anywhere below the last row in a table and begin typing. Then press Enter (or Return)
to automatically generate new rows up to and including the row with the value you typed.
• Double-click an empty row number area below the last row to add that many empty rows.
• Double-click the lower triangular area in the upper left corner of the data grid, as shown in
Figure 3.22. Then enter the number of rows to add and specify where you would like to add them.
Figure 3.22 Double-click the Lower Triangular Area
Double-click this area
3Entering Data
To delete rows from the data grid:
1 Highlight the rows you want to delete.
2 Select Rows > Delete Rows, or right-click (Ctrl-click on the Macintosh) the rows and select Delete
Rows.
3 If you mistakenly delete rows, select Edit > Undo Delete Rows.
Adding and Deleting Columns
To add new empty columns, take one of the following actions:
• Double-click the empty space to the right of the last data table column and begin typing.
• Select Cols > New Column. The window in Figure 3.23 prompts you to name the new column and
provide column characteristics, including the type of data with which you initially want to fill the
column. Click Next to add another column and click OK to see the new column(s) appear in the
data table. The New Column window also gives options of assigning properties to columns using
the Column Properties button. See “Assigning Properties to Columns,” p. 140, for details.