Moving a Column

You can move column within a table by:

• dragging and dropping column headers on the Prepare window.

• dragging and dropping a column handle on the Column List dialog box.

Moving a column via Drag and Drop

Steps:

1. Do one of the following:

1. • Select the header of the column you want to move

   • Group-select the columns you want to move by selecting column headers using SHIFT+Click (to select a block of columns) or CTRL+Click (to select individual columns).

2. Drag the column(s) to their new position. Use the blue arrow to guide you in positioning the new column(s):

 

Moving a column using the Column List dialog

Steps:

1. On the Prepare window, right click on a column and then select Column List from the context menu. The Column List dialog displays.

2. Select the handle beside the column you want to move:

 

and drag it to its new position:

 

3. Select OK.

 

 

Related Links

• Transforming and Preparing Data

• Renaming a Column

• Hiding a Column

• Sorting a Column

• Formatting a Numeric Column

• Formatting a Date Column

• Closing a Table