Merging Table Cells
Merging table cells combines adjacent cells into one, eliminating the borders so that
they behave as a single cell.
To merge table cells:
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Select a group of two or more adjacent table cells. The group of cells you choose must
form a rectangle, and they must be all body cells, all header cells, or all footer cells.
2
Choose Table > Merge Cells.
You can also click the Merge button in the Table inspector.
To unmerge cells, select a cell created by merging, and then deselect Merge Cells in
the Table menu or click the Unmerge button in the Table inspector.
Here is what happens to cell content during a merger:
Merging horizontally contiguous cells containing only text or a mixture of text,
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numbers, formatted values, and formulas joins the content from all the original cells
as text separated by tabs.
Merging vertically contiguous cells containing only text or a mixture of text,
numbers, formatted values, and formulas joins the content from all the cells as text
separated by carriage returns.
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Chapter 4
Working with Table Cells
Chapter 4
Working with Table Cells
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When you merge column cells, the cell background takes on the image or color that
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was in the topmost cell.
When you merge row cells, the cell background takes on the image or color that
was in the leftmost cell.
When a cell containing text, a number, a formula, or a cell format is merged with an
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empty cell, the new cell retains the content of the non-empty cell.
When a cell containing a number format is merged with an empty cell, the new cell
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retains the number format.
Rows and columns that contain merged cells can’t be hidden.