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Select first or last rows or columns of all tables in Word

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This tutorial will guide you through selecting the first or last rows or columns of multiple tables in a Word document. You’ll learn how to do it manually and also how to use Kutools for Word to perform these tasks with one click.

Manually select first or last rows or columns of tables

Quickly select these rows or columns using Kutools for Word

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Manually select first or last rows or columns of tables

Word does not provide a direct tool to batch-select specific table parts like first or last rows and columns. You need to do it manually:

    • To select a row, move your cursor to the left margin of the row until it becomes a right-pointing arrow, then click.
    • To select a column, move your cursor just above the top border of the column until it becomes a downward-pointing arrow, then click.
  1. Find the next table and repeat the step while holding Ctrl to select multiple items.
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Quickly select first or last rows or columns of tables using Kutools

Kutools for Word offers built-in tools to quickly select the first or last rows or columns from either the selected part of the document or the entire document.

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One click to select first rows of all tables

  1. Click Kutools > Tables > Select First Rows.
    Select First Rows option on the Kutools tab on the ribbon

Note: You can also use this utility to select all first rows of tables within a selected portion of the document. Just highlight the section first, then apply the tool.

One click to select last rows of all tables

  1. Click Kutools > Tables > Select Last Rows.
    Select Last Rows option on the Kutools tab on the ribbon

Note: You can also use this utility to select all last rows of tables within a selected portion of the document. Just highlight the section first, then apply the tool.

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One click to select first columns of all tables

  1. Click Kutools > Tables > Select First Columns.
    Select First Columns option on the Kutools tab on the ribbon

Note: You can also use this utility to select all first columns of tables within a selected portion of the document. Just highlight the section first, then apply the tool.

One click to select last columns of all tables

  1. Click Kutools > Tables > Select Last Columns.
    Select Last Columns option on the Kutools tab on the ribbon

Note: You can also use this utility to select all last columns of tables within a selected portion of the document. Just highlight the section first, then apply the tool.

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