Divide and merge cells for Tables and charts in Word

Have you learned how to merge and split cells for tables in Word? In the following article, Mytour will guide you through these tricks to present your data table more flexibly.

The goals of the article, helping users:
- Effectively split and merge cells for tables as desired.
- Present charts for Word documents more attractively.

Guide on dividing and merging cells for Tables and charts in Word
 

How to merge and split cells for tables in Word

1. Merge cells for Tables in Word

* For Word 2013 - 2019
Step 1: Select the cells you want to merge in the table.
Step 2: Choose the Layout tab in Table Tools on the top menu bar.
Step 3: Click on the Merge Cells button.

Alternatively, you can highlight the cells to be merged and right-click

* For Word 2003:
Step 1: Click on the Table tab, select the Merge Cells function.

Or another way is to right-click on the selected cell numbers and choose Merge Cells from the dropdown menu that appears.

* For Word 2007
Click on the Layout tab and select the Merge Cells function.

2. Splitting a cell into multiple cells in Word table

* For Word 2013 - 2019
Step 1: Highlight or place the mouse cursor in the cell to be split.
Step 2: Choose Tab Layout in Table Tools on the top menu bar.

Step 3: In the Split Cells table, you set:
- Number of columns: The number of cells to split horizontally
- Number of rows: The number of cells to split vertically
After completing, press OK

Similarly to merging, you can also quickly split cells by right-clicking on the cell to be split, then choose Split Cells from the dropdown menu. When the Split Cells table appears, proceed to split the cell.

For Word 2003:
Step 1: Click on the Table menu, choose the Split Cells function...

Step 2: Enter the number of cells to split in the Number of columns of the Split Cells dialog box and press OK to confirm.

Alternatively, right-click on the cell to be split, choose the Split Cells function... and do the same as above.

* For Word 2007
Step 1: Click on the Layout tab, select the Split Cells icon.

Step 2: The Split Cells dialog appears, enter the number of cells you want to split in the Number of columns field, finally press OK to complete.

With just a few basic steps, you can easily merge and split cells for tables in Word. These tricks are applicable in Word versions from 2003 to 2019. Additionally, you can explore other tricks related to handling errors in Word documents such as: remove underline in Word or merge text in Word, ... for more efficient operations on Word documents.

Using Excel, you can also easily split one cell into two in Excel to perform your tasks.