WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS

Merging or splitting cells
Merging cells combines several cells, putting them into one common cell. If there is data in the cells, the table takes the data that was in both of the original cells and arranges it vertically in the new common cell.

You can only split cells that have been merged. Note that if you split merged cells (also called spanned cells), the cells appear as they did originally before they were merged. However, the data from the merged cells is arranged vertically in the leftmost cell.

This is a standard table:

Table

This is the same table with merged cells:

Merged cells

This is the same table splitting the previously merged cells:

Split cells

To merge cells into one cell

You can only merge cells across the displayed row of a Tabbed or Caption table. You cannot merge a block of cells if any of the cells in a table are "Size to Fit" or "Fixed Width" columns.

1. Put the document in Edit mode.

2. Select the cells you want to merge.

3. Choose Table - Merge Cells.

To split a merged cell

1. Put the document in Edit mode.

2. Place your cursor in the merged cell you want to split.

3. Choose Table - Split Cell.

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