How to Delete a Table Without Deleting Content in Google Docs

In this tutorial, we will show you exactly how to delete a table without deleting content in Google Docs. Simply follow the steps below.

Remove a Table Without Deleting Its Content on Google Docs

Follow the steps below to delete a table without removing the content in Google Docs.

1. Set the Border Width to 0pt

Click anywhere in the table, then “right-click” using your mouse. From the options that appear, select “Table properties” to open additional formatting options for the table.

In the Table properties panel, go to “Color” and set the Table border size to “0pt”. This will make the table borders invisible, keeping the structure while giving the appearance of no table.

2. Set the Border Color to the Background Color (Optional)

Select the entire table, then click the “three vertical dots” in the top-right corner of the toolbar. This will open additional formatting options for the selected table.

Click on “Border color” to open the color palette. Select “white” to make the table borders disappear, or choose a color that matches your background.

We hope that you now have a better understanding of how to remove a table without deleting the content on Google Docs. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like our articles on how to fit a table to its contents in Google Docs and Google Docs’ automatic table of contents.