Apple Numbers '08 - Manual (Page 74)

74 Chapter 3 Using Tables
Working with Table Cells
You can split and merge table cells, resize them, format them, hide them, add
comments, and more.
Merging Table Cells
Merging table cells combines adjacent cells into one, eliminating the borders so that
they behave as a single cell.
To merge table cells:
1 Select a group of two or more adjacent table cells. The group of cells you choose must
form a rectangle, and they must be all body cells or all header cells.
2 Choose Table > Merge Cells.
You can also click the Merge button in the Table Inspector.
Merging horizontally contiguous cells containing only text or a mixture of text,
numbers, formatted values, and formulas joins the content from all the original cells as
text separated by tabs. Merging vertically contiguous cells containing only text or a
mixture of text, numbers, formatted values, and formulas joins the content from all the
cells as text separated by carriage returns.
When you merge column cells, the cell background takes on the image or color that
was in the topmost cell. When you merge row cells, the cell background takes on the
image or color that was in the leftmost cell.
When a cell containing text, a number, a formula, or a cell format is merged with an
empty cell, the new cell retains the content of the non-empty cell.
When a cell containing a number format is merged with an empty cell, the new cell
retains the number format.
Splitting Table Cells
Splitting cells divides each selected cell into two equal parts, horizontally (rows) or
vertically (columns). Both of the new cells have identical background colors or images.
Any text that was in the original cell remains in the topmost or leftmost cell.
To split cells horizontally or vertically:
1 Select a table cell or cells. To split an entire row or column, select all the cells in the row
or column.
2 To split cells into rows, choose Table > Split into Rows. To split cells into columns,
choose Table > Split into Columns.
You can also click the Split button in the Table Inspector.
3 To create smaller and smaller units, repeat steps 1 and 2 for the split cells.
To rejoin split cells, merge them as “Merging Table Cells” on page 74 describes.