Add or delete a table in Keynote on Mac

When you add a table, you choose from a number of pre-designed styles that match your theme. After you add a table, you can customise it however you like.

Add a new table

Go to the Keynote app on your Mac.
Open a presentation, click in the toolbar, then select a table or drag one to the slide.
Do any of the following:
- Type in a cell: Click the cell, then start typing.
- Move the table: Click the table, then drag in its top-left corner.
- Add or remove rows: Click the table, click in its bottom-left corner, then click the arrows.
- Resize the table: Click the table, click in its top-left corner, then Shift-drag the white square in the bottom-right corner to resize the table proportionally.
- Change the alternating row colour setting: Click the table; in the Format sidebar, click the Table tab; then select or deselect Alternating Row Colour. (To choose a different colour, click the colour well.)
- Change the look of a table: Click the table, then use the controls in the Table tab of the sidebar on the right to make changes, such as adding a table title or outline.

Create a table from existing cells

When you create a new table from cells in an existing table, the original cell data is moved, not copied. The original table is left with empty cells, which you can delete.

Go to the Keynote app on your Mac.
Open a presentation, then select the cells with the data you want to use to create the new table.
Click and hold the selection until it appears to lift, then drag it to another place on the slide.
To delete the empty cells from the original table, select the empty cells, Control-click, then choose Delete Rows or Delete Columns.

Delete a table

Go to the Keynote app on your Mac.
Open a presentation with a table, click the table, click in its top-left corner, then press Delete on your keyboard.

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Keynote User Guide for Mac

Add or delete a table in Keynote on Mac

Add a new table

Create a table from existing cells

Delete a table