Apple Keynote '09 - Manual (Page 170)

Click Inspector in the toolbar and click the Table inspector button. Click Table in the Â
Table inspector, and then choose Merge Cells from the Edit Rows & Columns pop-
up menu.
To unmerge cells that have previously been merged:
Choose Format > Table > and deselect Merge Cells.
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Deselect Merge Cells in the Edit Rows & Columns pop-up menu in the Table pane of m
the Table inspector.
Here is what happens to cell content when you merge cells:
Merging horizontally contiguous cells containing only text or a mixture of text, Â
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,
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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
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was in the topmost cell.
When you merge row cells, the cell background takes on the image or color that
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was in the leftmost cell.
When a cell containing text, a number, a formula, or a cell format is merged with an
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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
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retains the number format.
To learn about the suite of functions and formulas available in iWork, and how to use
them, see the iWork Formulas and Functions User Guide or help (choose Help > “iWork
Formulas and Functions Help”).
Splitting Table Cells
Splitting cells divides each selected cell into two equal parts, horizontally (into rows)
or vertically (into 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 individual cells, select them. To split an entire row or column, select all the cells
in the row or column.
To split selected cells horizontally, do either of the following:
Choose Format > Table > “Split into Rows.”
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Click Inspector in the toolbar and click the Table inspector button. In the Table m
inspector, click Table, and then choose “Split into Rows” from the Edit Rows & Columns
pop-up menu.
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