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Merging Cells

There are a number of ways you can merge cells together:

1) Using the Table shortcut menu.

2) Using the Tables and Borders toolbar

3) Using the Table drop-down menu.

4) Using the Eraser button on the Tables and Borders toolbar.

Using the Table shortcut menu

Using the Tables and Borders toolbar

Select the cells to be merged and press the Merge Cells button

 Merge Cells - Combine the selected cells within a row or column into a single cell.

Using the Table drop-down menu

Select the cells to be merged and select (Table > Merge Cells).

Using the Eraser button

You can also merge cells by using the Eraser on the Tables and Borders toolbar.

Click the Eraser button and then click on the line you want to erase.

 Eraser - You can delete unnecessary lines and borders from a table.

Things to Remember

When cells containing text are merged the text is combined and separated by a new line.