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Need to split table cells in a particular row so that the resulting cells are equal in width? |
Sometimes this doesn't seem possible in a multi-column table with various column widths and/or split cells since split cells will take on the dimensions of the current columns, and moving (dragging) the column boundary in the newly split cell will affect all rows above and below that point -- something you probably do not want. The trick is to first split the new cell into three parts, not two (right click in the cell and choose Split); then split the new, center section in two to produce four cells (e.g., A,B,C,D); finally, join the outside cell pairs (i.e., A+B and C+D). This produces two cells of equal width regardless of the widths of the columns above. Maggie Holman, on WordPerfect Universe, gave us the solution in a post she made:
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