A Table Properties dialog box will appear. You can change the Table, Row, Column, Cell, and Alt-text settings in the Table Properties dialog box by clicking their tabs. We will discuss the Table tab.

Keyboard Shortcut If you're a fan of using Microsoft Word's keyboard shortcuts, you can launch the Insert Table dialog box by pressing Alt > N > T > i.

Follow the steps below to sum a column or row of a table in Microsoft Word: Place the cursor into the cell you want to calculate. A Formula dialog box will open. Type into the Formula section =SUM ...