10.4. Merging and Splitting Cells The cells in your table don't have to be a perfect grid, so don't be afraid to get creative with your table layouts. Maybe you want to have a single "1st Quarter" heading centered over three columns of sales figures. To merge cells, select two or more adjacent cells, and then use Table Tools Layout Merge Merge Cells or the shortcut Alt+JL, M. Table 10-3. | Command | Ribbon Command | Keyboard Shortcut | | Merge cells | Table Tools Layout Merge Merge Cells | Alt+JL, M | | Split cells | Table Tools Layout Merge Split Cells | Alt+JL, P | | Split table | Table Tools Layout Merge Split Table | Alt+JL, Q | To split cells, make sure the insertion point is in the cell you want to divide, and then use either the command Table Tools Layout Merge Split Cells or the shortcut Alt+JL, P. A dialog box appears, asking you to specify exactly how you want to divvy up the real estate (Figure 10-7). | | Figure 10-7. The Split Cells dialog box lets you be quite specific about how you want to divide the territory. Enter the number of columns and rows you want in the text boxes. If you select more than one cell before you give the Split Cell command, you have the option to merge the cells before you break them into smaller parts . | | |