I've got a big table in Pages. I need to copy multiple rows at once (know how to do that), and then past them into the table, without writing over existing rows. Is there a way to do this?
MacBook Pro 13″
When I do that it writes over/ wipes out any existing data in the rows below the insert point. So it pastes the rows, but doesn't insert any new rows. See attached example
I want the table to end up with ABCDE-FGHIJ-FGHIJ. Do you get what I mean?
I tested my instructions with Pages v12.2.1 on Ventura 13.2 before and after your current post and my results are:
The assumption was that you knew you needed a blank row below the rows 6 - 10 for a that single-click cell (A11) selection before the paste operation. Otherwise, you likely pasted onto an existing selection range and overwrote it.
You click once in the first target cell of the row where you want to paste the copied rows, and Pages will auto-populate that content downward in the table, adding rows as needed to complete the paste.
I just tried inserting a blank row after the E row, and pasting, but it still wiped over the previous data:
And I'm using the same Pages and Ventura versions as you.
Pages - how to paste multiple rows at once
