Deleting Tables or the Contents of a Table /text/swriter/guide/table_delete.xhp deleting; tables or table contents tables; deleting Deleting Tables or the Contents of a Table You can delete a table from your document, or delete the contents of the table. To delete a whole table, click in the table, and then choose Table - Delete - Table. To delete the contents of a table, click in the table, press Command Ctrl+A UFI: Ctrl+A once is not enoughuntil all cells are selected, and then press Delete or Backspace.