3.7.2.2. Adding and deleting rows and columns
You can also add and remove whole rows and columns of the crossword grid, ultimately changing its dimensions. These operations are also performed with the
Edit mode turned on.
To add a new row, select the
menu or press the

button on the
. The new row will be added
before the current row (that with the active cell) or
at the end of the grid if there is no active cell:
Fig. 3.7.2.2.1. A new row added (a) before the first row with the active cell, (b) at the bottom of the grid with no active cell
The new row has only blank non-blocked cells. So after adding it, you may want to split the new row into words with additional blocked cells as described in the
previous section.
To delete a row, select any cell in that row and then select the
menu or press the

button on the
. Please note that you cannot delete a row unless it is selected, i.e. contains the active cell.
In a similar way to adding rows, to add a new column, select the
menu or press the

button on the
. The new column will be added
before the current column (that with the active cell) or
at the end of the grid if there is no active cell:
Fig. 3.7.2.2.2. A new column added (a) before the first column with the active cell, (b) at the right of the grid with no active cell
The new column has only blank non-blocked cells. So after adding it, you may want to split the new column into words with additional blocked cells as described in the
previous section.
To delete a column, select any cell in that row and then select the
menu or press the

button on the
. Please note that you cannot delete a column unless it is selected, i.e. contains the active cell.
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Since crossword grid editing (such as adding a removing rows and columns) causes the application to reconstruct all words from scratch, all word clues will be lost after each grid modification! This behavior is likely to change in the future, but for now just remember that you will have to rewrite the clues once you're done with grid editing.
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