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Quickly insert diagonal line and labels to a table cell in Word

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-08-14

Inserting a diagonal line in a table cell with labels on either side can greatly enhance the readability of your tables, especially when labeling both rows and columns within a single cell. With Kutools for Word's Diagonal Header utility, you can easily create a diagonal split in the top-left cell while simultaneously adding labels for both the row and column.

Quickly format diagonal heading and write diagonal text with built-in table heading styles

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Click Kutools Plus > Diagonal Header. See screenshots:


Quickly format diagonal heading and write diagonal text with built-in table heading styles

If you want to quickly format diagonal heading and write diagonal text with built-in table headings, you can get it done as follows:

1. Put the cursor in the cell as shown in the below screenshot, and then applying this utility by clicking Kutools Plus > Diagonal Header.

2. In the Diagonal Table Header dialog box, please specify the diagonal table header style, the font size for the diagonal text and type in the diagonal text as shown in the below screenshot. Then click OK button to create diagonal table header and diagonal text.

3. You will see the result as shown in the below screenshot.

Tip: There are other types of diagonal heading styles.


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