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Move Rows with Keyboard Shortcuts

When you are moving block elements, it's important to note that you can only move an element up or down at the same level in the overall topic structure. This is by design, as it ensures that you do not move elements into positions where they are not allowed. For example, you can move a step in a procedure up or down in the procedure order, but you cannot move the step outside of the procedure.

You can use keyboard shortcuts to move table rows up or down.

  1. Place the cursor in a table cell in the row you want to move.

  2. The cursor must be in the td. Not the para or any other element inside the cell.

    The Element Structure Menu. It shows a section element followed by an informaltable element, a tbody element, a tr element, and a td element.

    Important

    Use the Element Structure Menu to see that you have the cursor in the correct position. The td element should be the last element on the right.

  3. Use the keyboard shortcuts to move the element.

    Move up is Alt + Shift + ↑ (Windows) or Option ⌥ + Shift ⇧ + ↑ (Mac).

    Move down is Alt + Shift + ↓ (Windows) or Option ⌥ + Shift ⇧ + ↓ (Mac).

  4. Select Save. Save icon.