How to move a table within a page
Asked by Brad Mace [ATS]:

I have two tables within a Confluence page, and I now want to move one of them so it comes before the other. How do I move a table without rebuilding it from scratch?


Answers:
author: Davin Studer
body: Position you cursor before the first table. Then hit shift + down until you select the whole table. Then ctrl+x or command+x to cut the table. Then just paste it where you want it.

comments: author: Brad Mace [ATS]
body: I wasn't having much luck selecting with mouse, but as you described, if you're careful to ensure you select the *entire* table, cut and paste does work. It's too bad you can't just drag them around like you do with macros.


author: Tara Hernandez
body: It's totally goofy that mouse select STILL doesn't work for this but this workaround saved me, thanks!


author: Maurice Pasman
body: Anyone has the ticket number for this bug, so I can upvote it?


author: Walter Hamilton
body: **[@Davin Studer](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/781467)**
> Position you cursor before the first table. Then hit shift + down until you select the whole table. Then ctrl+x or command+x to cut the table.

**2018:** **It does not work anymore.**


author: Leanne Downs
body: I found this as well. It will move the content of the table but you lose the table formatting. Table functionality in Confluence is definitely sub-par with other tools. This needs attention.


author: Bill Rudy
body: Interesting. I've used cut/paste numerous times, never lost formatting. My one "trick" to ensure I get it all is to have a character (or blank line via hitting RETURN) before and after the table. Then just hold down the left-hand mouse button while scrolling to select it all.


author: Alexandra Winkler
body: I had Leanne's problem where the formatting of the table was lost. I used Bill's technique and added a random character before and after the table. I then highlighted the random characters and the sandwiched table, and was able to cut/paste the table into a different place on the same page. Whew.


author: sblack
body: Strange... my attempt at using Shift + Down only works with Text. When I continue to click down... the text remains highlighted however the table never receives any focus and remains untouched and is not highlighted with the text.


author: sblack
body: I was however able to add a new character just after my table... and then using my mouse I started with the Mouse Click and drag up over my table and into the Header Text above my table... I Cut and Pasted the text and the table without issue. Not sure why just using the keyboard wouldn't highlight the table as mentioned in other posts here.


author: richardofrugeley
body: I used Bill's method to move a complete table using the mouse and Cut and Paste.

I've had difficulty creating a new table using rows cut from another table but found a workaround. I was doing this to a group of pages after I 'discovered' the Page Properties macro. The Paste Rows Above tool relies on the insertion point being inside a table so the trick here is to insert a blank single-row table with the right number of columns, paste rows above the blank row and then delete the blank row.


author: Sabrina Campos
body: I cannot believe I spent so long trying to do that, and it was that simple. Thank you!  
How do they do not allow mouse select, or have a proper button for it still amazes me.