Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 for Windows & Macintosh

Merging and Splitting Cells

Dreamweaver lets you combine two or more adjacent cells into one larger cell, or split a single cell into two or more cells.

To merge cells:

1.

Select the cells you want to merge.

2.

Choose Modify > Table > Merge Cells, or press Ctrl-Alt-M (Cmd-Opt-M).

or

Right-click, and then choose Table > Merge Cells from the shortcut menu.

The cells merge ( Figure 9.20 ).

Figure 9.20. The four cells at the left edge of this table (top) have been merged into one cell (bottom).

Tip

  • You can merge an entire row or column into one cell.

To split cells:

1.

Place the insertion point in the cell you want to split into two cells.

2.

Choose Modify > Table > Split Cell, or press Ctrl-Alt-S (Cmd-Opt-S).

or

Right-click, and then choose Table > Split Cell from the shortcut menu.

The Split Cell dialog appears ( Figure 9.21 ).

Figure 9.21. You can use the Split Cell dialog to divide cells into multiple rows or columns .

3.

Choose whether to split the cell into rows or columns.

4.

Enter the number of new rows or columns for the split.

5.

Click OK.

The cell divides into two or more cells ( Figure 9.22 ).

Figure 9.22. In this example, the center cell has been split into four cells.

Tip

  • Even if you select multiple cells, Dreamweaver can split only one cell at a time.

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