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 split only cells that have been merged. Note that if you split merged 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 merge only the cells that are in 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. Click 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. Click Table > Split Cell.

See Also