How to combine two or more tables into one in Word document?
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In Word, if you have two or more tables needed to be merged into one single table as below screenshot shown, how can you quickly handle it?
How to Split a Table in Word. You can split an entire table in Word. This can be useful for splitting long tables into two separate tables—mostly in hopes of dealing with formatting issues that multi-page tables can sometimes cause. First, click to place your insertion point in the cell where you would like your table split to begin.
Combine multiple tables into one by dragging
You can drag the table to join with another one.
- The entire document flows into two columns. As you type, you’ll see text flow down the left side of the page, and then hop up to the top right to start a new column. To restore the document to one column, repeat the steps here, but in Step 3, choose One. Columns look best.
- How to Make Two Columns in Word. This wikiHow teaches you how to split your text into two separate columns in Microsoft Word, using a computer. Open the Microsoft Word document you want to edit.
- Here’s how you can align tables and images in Microsoft Word. Insert a table in your document. Right-click inside any cell. It doesn’t matter if the cell has data in it or not. From the context menu, select the Table Properties option. The Table Properties window has several tabs that deal with the alignment and other aspects.
- When I create two tables, and make them float, I can place them side by side, but whenever I insert a page break, or close and reopen the document the tables have moved. And I can't link the tables together. Therefore my questions are, one, can you create two tables, and place them side by side on one page, and then lock them into place.
1. Click at anywhere of the table you want to drag, then the cross sign will be appeared.
2. Then click on this cross sign to select the whole table, and drag it to place near the table you want to join to.
3. Release the cursor, now the table has been joined to the above one.
Combine multiple tables into one by Merge table command
Also, you can use the Merge table command in context menu to merge two tables.
1. Click at anywhere of the table you want to drag, then the cross sign will be appeared, then select the cross sign to select the whole table.
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2. Press Ctrl + X to cut the table, then put the cursor at the place of the table you want to insert the cut table, right click to select Merge table from the context menu.
Now the cut table has been inserted into the table you want.
Combine multiple tables into one by Shortcuts
The Shortcuts can combine tables too.
Shift + Alt + Up arrow to combine with above table
1. Click on the table you want to drag, then the cross sign will be appeared, then click the cross sign to select the whole table.
2. Press Shift + Alt + Uparrow until the selected table is joined to above one.
Shift + Alt + Down arrow to combine with below table
1. Click at anywhere of the table you want to drag, then the cross sign will be appeared, then click the cross sign to select the whole table.
2. Press Shift + Alt + Down arrow until the table is joined to below one.
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