Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated July 4, 2020)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Word allows you to place one table within another table, which can be handy for some complex document layouts. To place a table within a table, follow these steps:
That's it; the secondary table should be completely within the cell in which the insertion point was located in step 2. You may notice that the top and bottom borders of the secondary table you inserted are very close to the top and bottom borders of the cell in which the table was placed. If you want more separation between the cell and table borders, modify your creation steps just slightly:
Figure 1. The Cell Options dialog box.
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2020-08-24 05:02:58
Richard Curtis
I discovered the 'table within a table' feature by accident, while trying to paste rows from another document within an existing table. By trial and error I found the correct paste format but it isn't intuitive.
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