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Word contains a table editor that allows you to create complex tables. One of the features of the table editor is that you can merge adjacent cells together. Merging cells simply means that the adjacent cells are thereafter treated as a single cell, even though they did not start as a single cell. If the cells are on the same row or in the same column you can merge them together by following these steps:
You can also easily perform cell merging by using the Eraser tool:
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2014-12-15 12:57:55
SfFan
What about merging across only? In Word 2010 I could select several rows and then select "merge across" - the merging would only occur across the row - I would still have the same # of rows, but the cells in each row would be merged.
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