Merge cells — the way Excel does it.
Select any rectangular range, click Merge. Tablesmit handles the structure correctly across edits, sorting, and exports.
Benefits
Any rectangular range
Merge rows, columns, or both. Select the range with Shift+click, then click Merge. No limits on size or position.
Fully reversible
Click any merged cell and click Unmerge. The cell splits back to its original structure. Content returns to the anchor cell.
Exports correctly
Merged cells export to Excel as native Excel merges. PDF and PNG render exactly as the editor shows. No loss of structure.
Right-click access
Right-click any cell selection to access merge and unmerge from the context menu — without using the toolbar.
How it works
Select the range
Click the first cell in the range. Hold Shift and click the last cell. The full rectangular range highlights.
Click Merge
Click the Merge button in the toolbar, or right-click the selection and choose Merge cells.
Add your content
Type in the merged cell. The content spans the full merged area. To undo, click Unmerge — content returns to the anchor cell.
Use cases
- Spanning a category header across multiple related columns
- Creating a row label that applies to multiple data rows
- Adding a full-width note or footnote at the bottom of a table
- Building complex academic tables with grouped row and column headers
Related features
Headers that work as hard as your data.
Set custom colors, choose header positions, and define column types. Your header row should communicate structure — not just label columns.
Resize columns and rows the way Excel does.
Drag any column border to resize it. Double-click to auto-fit to content. Tablesmit gives you precise layout control without touching a pixel value.
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