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How to remove/delete all tables from a Word document

Author: SunLast Modified: 2025-01-20

Remove all tables in Word is usually applied in daily office working, and how can you quickly remove all tables? This tutorial will introduce three simple ways for you to remove all tables.

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Remove a table manually in Word

You can manually remove a table in Word by following these steps:

Note: This method removes one table at a time. To remove all tables in bulk, please visit the VBA or Kutools sections below.

  1. Place your cursor inside the table you wish to delete to activate it.
  2. Click the cross icon at the top-left corner of the table to select the entire table.
  3. Once selected, click Delete > Delete Table to remove it.

    Demo: Select the table, and select Delete > Delete Table

Note: Alternatively, you can click Layout > Delete > Delete Table from the ribbon to remove the table.

Delete Table option on the Layout tab on the ribbon

Remove all tables with Kutools for Word

Kutools for Word's Remove Tables utility enables you you remove all tables from a certain selection or the whole document at once with only one click!

Kutools for Word, equipped with AI 🤖, offers over 100 handy features to simplify your tasks.
  1. Click Kutools > Remove > Remove Tables, and all tables will be removed from the current Word document immediately.
    Remove Tables option on the Kutools tab on the ribbon

Note: If you want to remove all tables from a certain selection, please select the part of the document first, and then click Kutools > Remove > Remove Tables.

Remove all tables with VBA

Manually removing multiple tables one by one can be time-consuming. This method introduces a VBA script to batch remove all tables from the current Word document at once. Follow the steps below:

  1. Press Alt + F11 to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
  2. Click Insert > Module, then paste the following VBA code into the Module window. 
    Sub Removetables()
Dim oTable As Table
For Each oTable In ActiveDocument.Tables
oTable.Delete
Next oTable
End Sub
  3. Click the Run button or press F5 to apply the VBA.

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