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   |o          |o            |o            |
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   ------------------------------------------ </pre>
(Note: The &quot;o&quot; represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)<br />
(Note: The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)<br />
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the resulting merged table cell looks like this:
the resulting merged table cell looks like this:
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   |o                                      |
   |o                                      |
   ------------------------------------------ </pre>
   ------------------------------------------ </pre>
(Note: The &quot;o&quot; represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)<br />
(Note: The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)<br />
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Likewise, if you merge these non-blank table cells,
Likewise, if you merge these non-blank table cells,
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   |TEXT o  |o            |o              |
   |TEXT o  |o            |o              |
   ------------------------------------------ </pre>
   ------------------------------------------ </pre>
(Note: The &quot;o&quot; represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)<br />
(Note: The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)<br />
<br />
<br />
the resulting merged table cell looks like this (notice that Word inserts a paragraph mark for the non-blank cell but does not insert a paragraph mark for the blank cells):
the resulting merged table cell looks like this (notice that Word inserts a paragraph mark for the non-blank cell but does not insert a paragraph mark for the blank cells):
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   |o                                      |
   |o                                      |
   ------------------------------------------ </pre>
   ------------------------------------------ </pre>
(Note: The &quot;P&quot; is the paragraph mark, not actual text. The &quot;o&quot; represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)
(Note: The "P" is the paragraph mark, not actual text. The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)


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   |o        |o            |o              |
   |o        |o            |o              |
   ------------------------------------------ </pre>
   ------------------------------------------ </pre>
(Note: The &quot;o&quot; represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)<br />
(Note: The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)<br />
<br />
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the resulting merged table cell looks like this:
the resulting merged table cell looks like this:
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   |o                                      |
   |o                                      |
   ------------------------------------------ </pre>
   ------------------------------------------ </pre>
(Note: The &quot;P&quot; is the paragraph mark, not actual text. The &quot;o&quot; represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)
(Note: The "P" is the paragraph mark, not actual text. The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)


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== REFERENCES ==
== REFERENCES ==


&quot;Microsoft Word User's Guide,&quot; version 6.0, Chapter 13, &quot;Working With Tables,&quot; &quot;Merging and Splitting Cells&quot; topic
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, Chapter 13, "Working With Tables," "Merging and Splitting Cells" topic


Additional query words: 6.0 winword word6
Additional query words: 6.0 winword word6

Latest revision as of 10:08, 20 July 2020

Word Merges Blank and Non-Blank Table Cells Differently

Q106254



The information in this article applies to:


  • Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0





SYMPTOMS

Word version 6.0 for Windows merges non-blank and blank table cells differently. Previous versions of Word do not handle them differently.



CAUSE

By design in Word 6.0, if a table cell is blank, Word does not add a paragraph mark to the merged cell. By contrast, if a table cell contains text, Word does add a paragraph mark to the merged cell. For example, if you merge these blank table cells,

   __________________________________________
   |o           |o            |o            |
   ------------------------------------------ 

(Note: The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)

the resulting merged table cell looks like this:

   __________________________________________
   |o                                       |
   ------------------------------------------ 

(Note: The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)

Likewise, if you merge these non-blank table cells,

   __________________________________________
   |TEXT o   |o            |o               |
   ------------------------------------------ 

(Note: The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)

the resulting merged table cell looks like this (notice that Word inserts a paragraph mark for the non-blank cell but does not insert a paragraph mark for the blank cells):

   __________________________________________
   |TEXT P                                  |
   |o                                       |
   ------------------------------------------ 

(Note: The "P" is the paragraph mark, not actual text. The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)



MORE INFORMATION

Previous versions of Word insert a paragraph mark for each blank table cell you merge, which creates one line for each cell you merge. For example, if you merge these blank table cells,

   __________________________________________
   |o        |o            |o               |
   ------------------------------------------ 

(Note: The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)

the resulting merged table cell looks like this:

   __________________________________________
   |P                                       |
   |P                                       |
   |o                                       |
   ------------------------------------------ 

(Note: The "P" is the paragraph mark, not actual text. The "o" represents an end-of-cell marker, not actual text.)



REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, Chapter 13, "Working With Tables," "Merging and Splitting Cells" topic

Additional query words: 6.0 winword word6

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