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How can I merge two table columns in Word 2003 or Word 2010?
luvieere
Posted 2010-06-15T10:39:33.950
Reputation: 165
Merge table columns in Word 2003 or Word 2010
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Do you mean merge 2 (or more) table cells into one table cell, or merge the contents of 2 (or more) cells into a 3rd cell (aka concatenation)?
If its the 1st option then simply select both (or more) cells together, right click and select Merge. This will result in the contents of the 2 (or more) cells being in 1 cell with a paragraph break in between each original cells content.
If its the 2nd option then I don't think this is directly possible using Word table formulas - AFAIK you can only do numerical calculations.
You can write a macro which loops through all the rows in the table and takes the contents of columns 1 and 2, concatenates them and enters the result in column 3. This article may be a point to start from.
As an alternative, I would suggest copy/pasting the table into Excel, using Excel's CONCATENATE function and then copy/pasting back into Word.
Shevek
Posted 2010-06-15T10:39:33.950
Reputation: 15 408
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If you erase the column border with the Eraser, it merges each pair of cells just as you would expect. Eraser is under Table - Draw Table in Word 2003.
Steve Xiao
Posted 2010-06-15T10:39:33.950
Reputation: 11
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In Word 2010, select the cells you want, right click and hit Merge Cells.
mjrider
Posted 2010-06-15T10:39:33.950
Reputation: 529
1I don't want the cells, I want the entire columns merged. – luvieere – 2010-06-15T14:42:27.310
this will still work – mjrider – 2010-06-15T15:50:00.510
In more recent versions like Word 16 for Mac Eraser is in the [Table] Layout ribbon (only available while the text cursor is positioned in a table). After clicking to enable the Eraser, one can drag a narrow selection area to delete the entire division between between two columns. (It's a little finicky -- sometimes it'll also delete divisions between the cells, not just the vertical division, so this can take a couple of tries. Note that when dragging, it may highlight in red some horizontal divisions it won't really delete.) Remeber to then disable Erase. – Jacob C. says Reinstate Monica – 2019-04-04T17:44:36.627