Tables are one of the most useful tools in any document — whether you are organizing data, comparing options, or building a schedule. Online WordPad lets you insert and edit tables entirely in the browser, with no add-ons required.

Two Ways to Insert a Table

Online WordPad gives you two methods for inserting a table:

1. Toolbar grid picker — visual, drag-to-select approach
2. Slash command menu — keyboard-first, type /table

Both produce the same result. Use whichever feels natural for your workflow.

Method 1: Toolbar Grid Picker

1. Open the editor and position your cursor where you want the table to appear.
2. Click the Table button in the formatting toolbar (it looks like a small grid icon).
3. A grid picker appears. Move your mouse over the grid to highlight the number of rows and columns you want.
4. Click to confirm. A table with the selected dimensions is inserted at the cursor position.

This method is ideal when you want to preview the table size before inserting it.

Method 2: Slash Command Menu

1. Place your cursor on an empty line or at the start of a new paragraph.
2. Type /table and press Enter (or click the table option in the menu that appears).
3. A default table (usually 3 columns × 3 rows) is inserted.
4. Adjust the size immediately by adding or removing rows and columns (see below).

The slash command is faster when your hands are already on the keyboard. You can also type just / and scroll down to find the Table option.

Adding and Removing Rows and Columns

Once a table is in your document, you can modify its structure at any time.

Right-click method:

1. Right-click on any cell in the table.
2. A context menu appears with options including:
   • Insert row above
   • Insert row below
   • Insert column left
   • Insert column right
   • Delete row
   • Delete column
   • Delete table
3. Select the action you need.

Tip: To add a row at the end of a table quickly, place your cursor in the last cell (bottom-right) and press Tab. A new row is added automatically.

Resizing Cells

To resize a column:

1. Hover over the border between two column headers until the cursor changes to a resize arrow.
2. Click and drag left or right to adjust the column width.
3. The adjacent column adjusts automatically to fill the remaining space.

Row height adjusts automatically based on the content inside each cell. You cannot manually set a fixed row height, but adding more text or line breaks in a cell increases the row height naturally.

Table Keyboard Navigation

Moving between cells with the keyboard is faster than clicking:

Formatting Table Content

Inside a table cell, you can apply all standard formatting:

• Bold (Ctrl+B), italic (Ctrl+I), underline (Ctrl+U)
• Font family and size
• Text alignment (left, center, right)
• Text color and highlight

You can also insert bullet lists or numbered lists inside individual cells by using the slash command menu while your cursor is inside a cell.

Tips for Working With Tables

• Keep your header row short and descriptive — it makes the table easier to read when exported to .docx.
• If a table becomes difficult to edit in the browser, try zooming in with Ctrl+Plus for more precision.
• Tables export cleanly to Word (.docx) and preserve column widths and formatting.

Tables take seconds to insert and make your documents far easier to scan. Open the editor and try inserting one now — the grid picker is ready the moment the editor loads.