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How to split table horizontally or vertically in a Word document?

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If you have a large table in your Word document, now, you want to split the table horizontally or vertically into two or more tables. How could you solve this task in a Word file?

Split table horizontally into two or more tables in a Word documents

Split table vertically into two or more tables in a Word documents

Split table horizontally into two or more tables in a Word documents

To split one table into two or more tables horizontally, the below methods can do you a favor, please do as this:

1. Click a cell in your table where you want to split from, and in the Table Tools tab, click Layout > Split Table, see screenshot:

Table Tools tab with Layout selected and Split Table option clicked to split the table from the selected cell

2. And the table has been split into two tables horizontally as following screenshot shown:

The table is split into two tables horizontally

Notes:

1. To split table to more tables, you just need to repeat the above steps as you need.

2. You can also use an easy shortcut key to split a table into multiple tables, please put the cursor at the cell where you want to split from, and then press Ctrl+ Shift+ Enter keys together to split the table into two parts.

Split table vertically into two or more tables in a Word documents

If you need to split a table into two or more tables vertically, please apply the following steps:

1. Firstly, please put cursor below the target table and press Enter to get at least two paragraph marks. See screenshot:

Cursor placed below the target table and Enter key pressed to create at least two paragraph marks for vertical table splitting

2. Then select the whole columns that you want to split as a new table, and drag it to the second paragraph mark, the original table has been split to two tables as following screenshot shown:

Columns selected and dragged to the second paragraph mark, resulting in the original table being split into two tables

3. Next, you should click the table selection handle on the upper-left of second table to select it. And then, drag and place it on the right side of the first table. See screenshot:

Table Selection Handle on the upper-left of the second table clicked to select it, and then dragged and placed to the right side of the first table

4. Now, you can see, the original table has been split into two tables vertically, you can repeat the above steps to split it into more tables as you need.

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