How to separate tables and join Word tables

Table in Word is a very simple operation and the operations are similar in Word versions. And after the Word table is finished, you need to make more requests such as formatting Word tables, adding background colors to Word tables, or separating Word tables into 2 separate tables. When separated into two separate tables from a table, the table content remains the same for the user to resume the table when necessary. Actions to split tables or join tables in Word are simple, and will be guided in the following article.

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Instructions for splitting and joining Word tables

Step 1:

We click Insert and select Table to proceed to create the Word table.

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Users enter content for the Word table as usual.

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Step 2:

Next we place the mouse pointer in any cell that you want the row to be the first row of the second table after the split. For example, I will separate from row 5 in the Word table, then click on cell number 5.

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Step 3:

Click on the Layout tab on the interface and then click on the Split Table below to proceed with separating the tables.

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The result of the table has been split into 2 at the exact location where we place the mouse pointer and the cursor is the first line of the table. The formats in the table are preserved.

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We continue to do so to separate into many different tables, depending on the content requirements.

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Step 4:

To join the tables together , move the mouse pointer to the second table until the 4-dimensional arrow icon appears.

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Step 5:

We press and hold the icon and drag the second table to the end of the last line of Table 1 .

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The results of the two tables have been joined together as originally.

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The operation of dividing tables and separating tables on Word is very simple. With the split table operation, the user has a split option available. If you want to rejoin the table, just drag them together.

I wish you all success!