102 rows in table - now lost the option to add more

[Belladonna]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: intel

I have a 3-column table with 102 rows and I need to add at least 30 more (I'm creating an inventory of my, rather extensive, CD collection). I selected the same number of rows as the number I wish to add, but the command just isn't there - neither in the 'Table' menu, or via the right mouse button menu (I use a Logitech rodent). The 'add column' command is also missing and I'd rather like to add another couple of columns, too.

Is this a bug, am I doing something wrong, or isn't it possible for a table to have more than 102 rows (if the latter is the case, it does make it rather pointless, as I would have thought that tables with an - almost - infinite number of rows could be created)?

Someone help me out here!

Cheers

Sarah

 

[John McGhie]

Select the number of rows you want, then right-click and choose Insert Rows.

The only time that won't appear is if you do not have whole rows selected.
Which in turn will happen if you do not have your non-printing characters
turned on so that you can see what you are doing

Word tables can easily grow to 65,000 rows. However, you need a workstation
the size of a small house to be fast with tables that size, so I *wouldn't*.
About ten pages is about the limit for a single table if you want to avoid
slow-downs.

I would also be inclined to build your index in Excel. What you want is a
mini database, and Excel is far better at that kind of thing than Word.
Excel is *designed* to do this stuff.

And you can export your results to Word for formatting, if you choose.

Hope this helps

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: intel

I have a 3-column table with 102 rows and I need to add at least 30 more (I'm
creating an inventory of my, rather extensive, CD collection). I selected the
same number of rows as the number I wish to add, but the command just isn't
there - neither in the 'Table' menu, or via the right mouse button menu (I use
a Logitech rodent). The 'add column' command is also missing and I'd rather
like to add another couple of columns, too.

Is this a bug, am I doing something wrong, or isn't it possible for a table to
have more than 102 rows (if the latter is the case, it does make it rather
pointless, as I would have thought that tables with an - almost - infinite
number of rows could be created)?

Someone help me out here!

Cheers

Sarah

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[CyberTaz]

I'm sure John will guide you well in the use of Word tables, but I'd suggest
that you do something like this in EXCEL instead. You'll have far fewer
restrictions, more facility for efficient data entry, far greater data
management capabilities & still be able to merge the data back into a Word
document as a List, a Catalog, or labels.

You might have a look in File> Project Gallery> Ledger Sheets - Lists for
some ideas.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac