Merging and Splitting Cells /text/swriter/guide/table_cellmerge.xhp cells; merging/splitting tables; merging cells cell merges splitting cells;by menu command merging;cells mw made "cell merges;" a one level entry Merging and Splitting Cells mw created this file out of the shared guide "table_cellmerge.xhp", see also bug #63021 You can select adjacent cells, then merge them into a single cell. Conversely, you can take a large cell and divide it into individual cells.

To Merge Cells

Select the adjacent cells. Choose Table - Merge Cells.

To Split Cells

Place the cursor in the cell to be split. Choose Table - Split Cells. A dialog allows you to split the cell into two or more cells, horizontally or vertically.