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MS Word 2013 - How do you move a table / use the selector to move a table

Hi All,

I swear this cannot be as hard as it seems but I have found nothing after searching other forums and posts...

I am using MS Word 2013 and I cannot move a table.  Whether I create the table using MS word or if I cut and paste one from MS Excel (both 2013 versions) I cannot actually move the table.  That is, the left/right/up/down arrow box you see in the 2010 version does not appear.  So at this point I am pretty much stuck with inserting a table on the left margin and cannot move it around.

So...how do I actually move the table, this seems like such a basic feature and I am struggling for what to do.  Thanks,

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I can't find the information now, but I believe that there was a report that the table handle is missing if Touch Mode is enabled. If you switch to Mouse Mode, it will return.       

See https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Turn-Touch-Mode-on-or-off-90e162b1-44f9-434f-bc2b-9321c989ea6e.

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Last updated December 8, 2022 Views 1,620 Applies to: