Select tables, cells, rows, and columns in Pages on iPad
To edit and rearrange tables, cells, rows, and columns, you must first select them.
Note: The tasks below apply to a table you add to your page. They don’t apply to a page you formatted into columns.
Select a table
Sometimes you must select rather than just tap a table to complete a specific task. Selecting ensures that the table is in the correct state for the steps that follow.
Go to the Pages app
on your iPad.Open a document with a table, tap outside the table to make sure it’s unselected, then tap the table to select it.
Select cells
Go to the Pages app
on your iPad.Open a document with a table, then do one of the following:
Select a cell: Tap the table, then tap the cell once.
Select a range of adjacent cells: Tap the table, tap a cell once, then drag a blue dot across the range of adjacent cells.
If you don’t see the blue dots, tap
to close the keyboard, then try again to select the range.
Accessibility Tip: To make a rectangular selection of multiple cells using VoiceOver, select any cell handle. Double-tap and hold, then drag up, down, left, or right to change the selection. VoiceOver speaks the cell selection when you stop dragging the handle.Select nonadjacent cells: Tap a cell, tap it again, tap Select Cells, then tap more cells in the table or drag a blue dot across the cells you want to select. When you finish selecting, tap Done.
Select all cells in the table: Tap a cell, tap it again, tap Select Cells, then tap Select All. When you finish selecting, tap Done.
Select a cell to add or edit content: Double-tap the cell.
Select rows and columns
Go to the Pages app
on your iPad.Open a document with a table, then tap the table.
Letters appear above the columns and numbers appear to the left of the rows.
Do any of the following:
Select a single row or column: Tap the number or letter for the row or column.
Select multiple adjacent rows or columns: Tap the number or letter for a row or column, then drag a blue dot across the rows or columns you want.
Select nonadjacent rows or columns: Tap the number or letter for a row or column, tap Select Cells, then tap more rows or columns or drag a blue dot across the cells you want to select. When you finish selecting, tap Done.