Merging Splitting Cells Tables

You can modify the structure of a table by merging and splitting cells or splitting the table:

Merging cells turns multiple cells into one cell that spans multiple columns or rows.
Splitting a cell turns a single cell into multiple cells in the same column or row.
Splitting a table turns a single table into two separate tables.

Select the cells that you want to merge (Figure 60).

Choose Table > Merge Cells (Figure 18). The cells become a single cell (Figure 61).

Tip

When you merge cells containing text, each cell's contents appear in a separate paragraph of the merged cell (Figure 61).

1.	Select the cell(s) that you want to split (Figure 62). Figure 62. Select the cell that you want to split.
2.	Choose Table > Split Cells (Figure 18) to display the Split Cells dialog (Figure 63). Figure 63. The Split Cells dialog.
3.	Enter the number of columns and rows for the cell split in the Number of columns and Number of rows text boxes.
4.	Click OK. The cell splits as specified (Figure 64). Figure 64. A cell split into one column and two rows.

Tips

To split a cell in the middle of its contents, in step 1 position the insertion point where you want the split to occur.
To merge and split multiple cells at the same time, in step 1, select all the cells (Figure 60). Then, in step 3, make sure the Merge cells before split check box is turned on (Figure 63). When you click OK, the cells are merged and split (Figure 65).

Figure 65. The cells selected in Figure 60 after merging and splitting them into one column and three rows.

Position the insertion point anywhere in the row below where you want the split to occur (Figure 66).

Choose Table > Split Table (Figure 18).

The table splits above the row you indicated (Figure 67).