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Knowing how many rows of data are in a Word table is often important. Some use a narrow first column to manually number the rows, but if rows are added or deleted , the numbers must be re-entered! Well, good news! We can have Word number table rows for us and automatically update them if adding and deleting rows. There are two ways we number rows in a Word table: Create a numbers-only column , or number a column with data. For both methods, we’ll first select the column of data and then select the numbering format.

Then we’ll tweak the table. When a black downward arrow appears, click to select highlight the column as shown in the image below. Alternately, you can right-click in any cell in the column and choose Select , then Column from the right-click menu. Press the mouse button and move downward to select the rest of the cells in the column see image. A KeynoteSupport. With the column cells selected, click the Numbering icon on the Paragraph section of the Home tab second icon, top row , then click a number format on the dropdown menu.

The images below show part of the menu and preview, when hovering, in our two tables. After clicking on a number format, Word fills the column with sequential numbers. You’ll notice that Word creates a large left indent, so let’s reduce it. And there are two ways to decrease the value of these indents. Step 1 : Right-click on one of the numbers in the column, as shown below, to select all of the numbers. Just the numbers will highlight. Step 2 : Select Adjust List Indents Step 3 : Adjust indents and click OK.

The first image shows the default indents. The second image shows our changes. After selecting the column cells, you may see the tab on the document ruler. If so, you can adjust the indents by sliding the First Line Indent and the Hanging Indent to the left. Figures show the ruler location of the two indent tabs, and our finished, resized column.

If the numbered list is in a column by itself and you have a limited number of rows, you may be able to make the column narrower. To do so, set the cursor on right column boundary until it becomes a resize cursor and click and hold while sliding to the left. If the cell also contains text, Word will add a second numbered line right inside the cell! You can, however, press the Enter key to jump to a new line inside any of the other columns’ cells.

It is easier to manage complex tables if the table headers are separate from the data rows. For instance, selecting a column of data is easier if the headers are in a separate table.

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How to Number Rows in a Microsoft Word Table.Show the ruler in Microsoft Word

 
 
If you don’t see the ruler at the top of your document, go to View > Ruler to display it. The ruler setting on the View tab. Set a tab stop using the ruler. Show the ruler in Microsoft Word. Word To see both horizontal and vertical rulers, you must be in Print Layout view. To make sure you’re in Print.