I have a table and within one of the cells, I'd like to enter data in two
columns. Using the "Column" tool doesn't seem to work. What should I do?

[WordBanter AI]

To use columns within a table cell, follow these steps:

1. First, select the cell where you want to add the columns.
2. Next, go to the "Layout" tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
3. Click on the "Merge Cells" dropdown and select "Split Cells".
4. In the "Split Cells" dialog box, choose the number of columns and rows you want to split the cell into. For example, if you want two columns, select "2" in the "Number of columns" field.
5. Click "OK" to split the cell into the desired number of columns.

Now you can enter your data into each column separately. You can also adjust the width of each column by clicking and dragging the column border.

Right-click your toolbar area and click "Tables and Borders" to turn on the
toolbar. Move it and/or dock it as necessary. Click inside the cell you
want two columns of info for and click the "Split cell" icon. Make sure it
is set up to create a "one row and two column" split and click "OK". You
can use the "Borders" dropdown to select whether or not you want any of the
borders that might have been created when the cell was split.

Does this work?

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
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"Barb Reinhardt" wrote in message
...
I have a table and within one of the cells, I'd like to enter data in two
columns. Using the "Column" tool doesn't seem to work. What should I
do?

That does work, but that's not what I wanted to know. I have info from a
word document that I want to put into the cell. The cell is rather large.
I want to be able to copy the information and then put it into 2 columns
within the cell. Doing it your way requires copying and pasting twice.

"Bill Foley" wrote in message
...
Right-click your toolbar area and click "Tables and Borders" to turn on
the
toolbar. Move it and/or dock it as necessary. Click inside the cell you
want two columns of info for and click the "Split cell" icon. Make sure
it
is set up to create a "one row and two column" split and click "OK". You
can use the "Borders" dropdown to select whether or not you want any of
the
borders that might have been created when the cell was split.

Does this work?

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/
Check out Word FAQs at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/index.htm

"Barb Reinhardt" wrote in message
...
I have a table and within one of the cells, I'd like to enter data in
two
columns. Using the "Column" tool doesn't seem to work. What should I
do?

It may not be convenient, but it is the only way you can do it in a table;
multiple columns in Word require section breaks, and these are not
compatible with table cells. FWIW, you can easily split a cell by
right-clicking in the cell and choosing Split Cells from the context menu;
you'll get the same dialog Bill mentioned.

--
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.

"Barb Reinhardt" wrote in message
...
That does work, but that's not what I wanted to know. I have info from a
word document that I want to put into the cell. The cell is rather large.
I want to be able to copy the information and then put it into 2 columns
within the cell. Doing it your way requires copying and pasting twice.

"Bill Foley" wrote in message
...
Right-click your toolbar area and click "Tables and Borders" to turn on
the
toolbar. Move it and/or dock it as necessary. Click inside the cell
you
want two columns of info for and click the "Split cell" icon. Make sure
it
is set up to create a "one row and two column" split and click "OK".
You
can use the "Borders" dropdown to select whether or not you want any of
the
borders that might have been created when the cell was split.

Does this work?

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/
Check out Word FAQs at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/index.htm

"Barb Reinhardt" wrote in message
...
I have a table and within one of the cells, I'd like to enter data in
two
columns. Using the "Column" tool doesn't seem to work. What should
I
do?

Thanks Suzanne. Now I understand why it's not working the way I want.
It's that pesky section break. Next time I ask a question, I hope you'll
tell me I can do it. :^D

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
It may not be convenient, but it is the only way you can do it in a table;
multiple columns in Word require section breaks, and these are not
compatible with table cells. FWIW, you can easily split a cell by
right-clicking in the cell and choosing Split Cells from the context menu;
you'll get the same dialog Bill mentioned.

--
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.

"Barb Reinhardt" wrote in message
...
That does work, but that's not what I wanted to know. I have info from
a
word document that I want to put into the cell. The cell is rather
large.
I want to be able to copy the information and then put it into 2 columns
within the cell. Doing it your way requires copying and pasting twice.

"Bill Foley" wrote in message
...
Right-click your toolbar area and click "Tables and Borders" to turn
on
the
toolbar. Move it and/or dock it as necessary. Click inside the cell
you
want two columns of info for and click the "Split cell" icon. Make
sure
it
is set up to create a "one row and two column" split and click "OK".
You
can use the "Borders" dropdown to select whether or not you want any
of
the
borders that might have been created when the cell was split.

Does this work?

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/
Check out Word FAQs at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/index.htm

"Barb Reinhardt" wrote in message
...
I have a table and within one of the cells, I'd like to enter data
in
two
columns. Using the "Column" tool doesn't seem to work. What
should
I
do?