WD2000: "Merge Cells Before Split" Setting Causes Unexpected Results

ID: Q211877

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you split cells with the Merge cells before split setting turned on (default setting), Word merges any information within the selected cells into one cell, and that information is distributed equally within the split cells of only the first row you select.

WORKAROUND

To keep the information in the existing cells while splitting the cells, do the following:

Select the cells to split.

On the Table menu, click Split Cells.

Clear the Merge cells before split check box.

Click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For example, if you have the following table in a document:

Item 1

Item 2

Item 3

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item7

Item 8

Item 9

and the Merge cells before split check box is not selected, you get the following results when you select rows 1 and 2 and click Split cells on the Table menu:

Item 1

Item 2

Item 3

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item7

Item 8

Item 9

However, if the Merge cells before split check box is selected, Items 1 through 6 are first merged into one cell, and then they are split into cells, making them all appear in the first row, as in the following example:

Item 1

Item 2

Item 3

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item7

Item 8

Item 9

Additional query words: splitting merging

Keywords : kbusage kbdta kbtable wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug