Selecting a column in a table

I have tried to search for this in quite a few places and did not find anything relevant. I am currently using v2.6 in our web application and I have seen an issue with IE tables. Currently only rows can be selected in a table and not columns. In other words, if I had to set the alignment on a particular row (with 2 or more cells) of the table, I could do that by selecting all the cells in the row and using the alignment button on the toolbar. However, I cannot select a column with more than 2 cells when the table has, lets say 3 rows and 3 columns. Is there a configuration setting I need to over-ride for this?

I should also mention that column selection works in FireFox but is buggy with respect to alignment (I think there is an open issue with regards to this). But my case is particular to IE. Any inputs would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Shri