Merging cells Splitting merged cells Merging cells You can merge two or more selected cells in a row or in a column. The borders between merged cells are removed, and the cells are combined so that there is just one content area that spans all merged cells. To Do this create one column out of all selected columns Choose Edit > Table > Merge Columns. create one row out of all selected rows Choose Edit > Table > Merge Rows. Top Splitting merged cells To Do this create the original number of columns Choose Edit > Table > Split Columns. create the original number of rows Choose Edit > Table > Split Rows. Top