## Joining and splitting cells

You can combine two or more cells into a single cell that spans multiple rows or columns. This is useful to create headings across a table, or provide information that applies to several rows or columns in a table:

### To join two or more cells

- Select the cells you want to join, as described in Selecting cells.
- Open the Item menu and choose Table, then choose Join Cells from the submenu.

The array of cells defined by the cells you selected will be combined into a single cell, with the settings and contents of the first cell you selected.

### To split a cell

- Select the cell.
- Open the Item menu and choose Table, then choose Split Cells from the submenu.

The following dialog box allows you to specify how you want to split the cell:

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