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Spanning Cells
Spanning cells combines two or more cells in a table. The contents of the spanned cells is preserved and distributed across the newly combined cell.
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Spanning cell operations are not applicable to custom tables.
1. Select the cells you want to span. You may select several cells either vertically, horizontally, or a combination of both.
2. Choose Table > Span Cells.
3. To unspan one or more spanned cells, select the cells, then, choose Table > Unspan Cells. All of the combined content will be displayed in the upper left cell.