Insert a table into a SmartDoc from the slash command; it starts as two rows by two columns with a header row. Every cell has a three-dot menu for adding and deleting rows and columns, header formatting, background colors, merging and deleting the table.
Plan Availability | All plan types. |
Permissions | Any member who can edit the record can add and edit tables in its SmartDoc. |
Platform | Web |
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When is a table the right choice?
To compare or highlight individual values rather than a series.
When precise values matter.
When the content mixes units or categories.
When the overall trend is not the point.
How do I add a table?
Type / at the start of a new line or after a space.
Type table, or scroll to it in the Advanced section.
Select Insert Table.
The table appears with two rows and two columns and the cursor in the top-left cell.
How do I add or delete rows and columns?
Open the three-dot menu of a cell and choose:
Add row before or Add row after.
Add column before or Add column after.
Delete column or Delete row, shown in red. Ctrl+Z restores a deleted row or column with its content.
How do I resize a column?
Hover over a column border until the grabber appears, then drag.
How do I set header rows, header columns and colors?
The first row is a header by default: bold text on a gray background. From a cell's three-dot menu:
Toggle header column and Toggle header row switch the header style on or off for the selected column or row.
Set Background Color colors the selected cell or cells.
To apply a setting to several cells, select them with the mouse, or hold Shift and extend the selection with the arrow keys, then open the three-dot menu in the bottom-right cell of the selection.
How do I merge or split cells?
Select the cells to merge.
Open the three-dot menu.
Select Merge cells.
To split a merged cell, select it, open the three-dot menu and select Split cell. The content of the merged cell lands in the top-left cell of the group.
What can go in a cell?
Text, formatting, links, images and other SmartDoc content.
How do I delete a table?
Select the table.
Open any cell's three-dot menu.
Select Delete Table (the last option). Ctrl+Z restores the table with its content.
Last verified 22 Oct 2026.