Merging Table Cells

Author-it Live merges cells in a table relative to the position of the cursor (or the active cell), with columns merged to the right of the cursor, and rows merged below the cursor. To ensure the correct cells are merged the cursor should always be in the top left cell of the group of cells you are merging.

Note: If you need to return the table to its original format use Split Cells... to undo the merge.

To Add a New Column to a Table:

1. Open the topic containing the table, or insert a new table.
2. Move the cursor to the top left cell in the group of cells you want to merge.
3. Choose from the Table Toolbar

   -or-

   Right-click in the cell and choose Merge Cells... from the shortcut menu.

4. In the Merge Table Cells dialog box choose the number of columns or rows to merge:
   • Columns - merges the number of columns to the right of the active cell
   • Rows - merges the number of rows below the active cell
5. Choose Update to merge the cells.