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<?tbcspan>
Description
The <?tbcspan> command instructs PTC ALD to span a table cell over a specified number of columns and, optionally, rows. The command is applied to the cell that should be expanded to span other columns and specifies the number of cells for the span.
 
Example 416. Span text over columns and rows in a table
<?tbcspan=2>
Instruct a cell to span two columns
<?tbcspan=2,3>
<?tbcspan=2> <?tbrspan=3>
Either of the examples above will instruct a cell to span two columns and three rows.
Syntax
<?tbcspan cols:n rows:n?>
cols
Number of columns the cell should span
rows
Number of rows the cell should span