Microsoft Word 2008
Merging and Splitting Table Cells
When working with tables, you may occasionally want to merge two or more cells, or split one cell into multiple cells. Word makes this easy.
Merging Cells
Cells can be merged either from the Quick Menu or the Toobox.
HINTS:
To avoid having to redo your table headings, use the merge and split features as the final step in formatting your table.
If there is text in more than one of the cells being merged, the text from each cell will be separated by paragraphs in the resulting cell.
Merging Cells: Command Bar Option
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Select the cells you want to merge
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From the Table pull-down menu, select Merge Cells
The selected cells are merged.
Merging Cells: Toolbox Option
Select the cells you want to merge
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Click TOOLBOX
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On the Formatting Palette, click the TABLE toolbar
The Table toolbar expands. -
Click MERGE
The selected cells are merged.
Splitting Cells
As with merging, cells can be split from either the Quick Menu or the Toolbox.
Splitting Cells: Command Bar Option
HINTS:
Word will attempt to evenly divide any text in the cell you are splitting based on the number of paragraphs.
You can only split one cell at a time using the Quick Menu option.
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Select the cell you want to split
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Press [Ctrl] + click within the selected cell » select Split Cells...
The Split Cells dialog box appears.
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In the Number of columns and/or Number of rows boxes, type or use the nudge buttons to select the desired number of rows and/or columns
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Click OK
The selected cell is split according to your settings.
Splitting Cells: Toolbox Option
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Select the cells you want to merge
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Click TOOLBOX
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On the Formatting Palette, click the TABLE toolbar
The Table toolbar expands. -
Click SPLIT
The Split Cells dialog box appears.
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In the Number of columns and/or Number of rows boxes, type or use the nudge buttons to select the desired number of rows and/or columns
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Click OK
The selected cells are merged.
