Updated April 3, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
In SharePoint Online, Table toolbar is a new toolbar that allows authors to use table functionality. Table Styles was previously available on the text webpart. All the Table Styles styles are now available via the Table toolbar, including some new table features like merge, split, add space before and after, and others. With the introduction of Table toolbar, users see a menu that is always in focus when working on a table. The Table toolbar will automatically adjust by expanding or compressing based on the section layout used. When compressed, the table options move into the overflow (…) button.
The new table toolbar will be available in SharePoint and Viva Amplify.
When this will happen:
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We began rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025.
How this will affect your organization:
Within the text web part, users will be able to insert a table and, once the table is inserted, users will see the Table toolbar that is always in focus. Within Table toolbar, users can do all the table editing and formatting that is already available, including change layout, add/delete row/columns, and so on along with any new table features that may be added in the future.
Current experience
Future experience
What you need to do to prepare:
This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.