Moving rows and columns in presentations You can move a row up or down, and move a column before or after in a table. ProcedureTo move a row: Right-click any cell in the row that you want to move. Select Row > Move Row Up or Move Row Down. To move a column: Right-click any cell in the column that you want to move. Select Column > Move Column Left or Move Column Right. Note: You cannot move table headers when moving rows and columns.