If you’ve inserted a table into a Word document and now want to delete it, you’ve likely already discovered that deleting just the table (without deleting other content) is not an easy task. We will show you some ways to get around this limitation.
1 method: To delete a table, first of all need to highlight (not necessarily complete).
On the menu ribbon, under the heading Work with tables (Table Tools) click Layout (Layout).
In section Rows and columns (Rows & Columns) click the button Removal (Delete) and select Delete table (Delete Table).
If the entire table is selected, you can also delete it by clicking Remove columns (Delete Columns) or Delete lines (Delete Rows).
2 method: Select the entire table and click Home > Clipboard > Cut out (Home > Clipboard > Cut). The same will happen if you press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + X.
It should be noted that pressing the key Delete will not delete the entire selected table, only the contents of the cells will be deleted. However, if you select at least one paragraph along with the table (before or after the table), then pressing the Delete will delete the selected text along with the table.
Translator’s Note: What is not mentioned in this article is probably the easiest way to delete a table (or part of it) in Word. To do this, select the entire table (or several rows, columns, cells) and use the key Backspace.