Table tab order

Is there a way to change the tab order in a table so that it goes down a column instead of across?
Likewise, I would like cells to build in down the column by cell instead of across, i.e. all of the first column comes in one cell at a time and then the next one cell at a time. Is this possible.
Thanks.
Carole

Hi Arick,
This is a standard functionality provided by Adobe form. You can see 'Tab order' under options, and using the shift key, decide the order in which you want the tab to move.
for the number of row, use the following ( i dont know if theres any standard function, but since its repeated nodes of a subform, you can calculate it in the following way)
I am assuming that the table is called 'Table1' defined under the root node, and has only headerRow defined. No FooterRow is defined
var count = 0;
var nNumRows = form.Table1.nodes.length;
for (var nNodeCount = 0; nNodeCount < nNumRows; nNodeCount ++){
if (Table1.nodes.item(nNodeCount).className == "subform") {
if (Table1.nodes.item(nNodeCount).name != "HeaderRow"){
count++;
the value of count is the no. of rows in the table

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