1. Right-click the cell that you want to split, and then click Split Cells on the shortcut menu.
2. Click Split into columns or Split into rows.
3. In the Number of columns or Number of rows field, type the number of columns or rows that you want to split the cell into.

1. Place the insertion point in a cell that's in the column you want to select.
2. On the Table menu, point to Select, and click Column.
3. Right-click the cells in the selected column, and then click Split Cells on the shortcut menu.
4. Click Split into columns.
5. In the Number of columns field, type the number of columns that you want to split the cell into.

1. Place the insertion point in a cell that's in the row you want to select.
2. On the Table menu, point to Select, and click Row.
3. Right-click the cells in the selected row, and then click Split Cells on the shortcut menu.
4. Click Split into rows.
5. In the Number of rows field, type the number of rows that you want to split the cell into.

1. Select a row, column, or group of adjacent cells.
2. Right-click, and click Merge Cells on the shortcut menu.

Note  This command is only available when two or more adjacent cells are selected, and the selected cells form a rectangle.