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How do I join merge two columns in MS Word
After scanning a 30 page document with an OCR program I have text in 2
columns in a table that I would like to combine into 1 column. I can merge 2 cells but I cannot find a way to merge 2 columns without losing text. |
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In recent versions of Word, when you merge two columns, you get one tall
cell instead of every two cells in a row merged into a single cell. The workaround is to use the Eraser button on the Tables and Borders toolbar. If you carefully erase the column border, you will get each pair of cells merged as expected. If you're dealing with single tall cells and are losing text, it could be because the row height is set to an Exact amount. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "tonyb" wrote in message ... After scanning a 30 page document with an OCR program I have text in 2 columns in a table that I would like to combine into 1 column. I can merge 2 cells but I cannot find a way to merge 2 columns without losing text. |
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