(Optional) If you are splitting multiple cells, to keep cell information that is in consecutive cells on the first selected row of new cells, select Merge cells before split NOTE: Unlike the Quick Menu option, using the Ribbon option allows you to split multiple cells at once.
The selected cell is split according to your settings. 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 Right click within the selected cell » select Split Cells. You can only split one cell at a time using the Quick Menu option. Word will attempt to evenly divide any text in the cell you are splitting based on the number of paragraphs. Right click within the selected cells » select Merge Cellsįrom the Ribbon, select the Layout command tabĪs with merging, cells can be split from either the Quick Menu or the Ribbon. 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. To avoid having to redo your table headings, use the merge and split features as the final step in formatting your table. Word makes this easy.Ĭells can be merged either from the Quick Menu or the Ribbon. When working with tables, you may occasionally want to merge two or more cells, or split one cell into multiple cells.
This article is based on legacy software. (Archives) Microsoft Word 2007: Merging and Splitting Table Cells
