How to split a table in Word: 5 easy steps (with illustrations)

What to do if you want to split a table of data in Word? Splitting tables in Word is useful in many situations, such as when you want to create smaller tables or add text or other document elements to your data. This wikiHow article will guide you through splitting tables in Word on a desktop, as this feature is not available on the mobile app.

Steps

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Open the Word document that you want to edit. Find and double-click the document file you want to edit on your computer and open it in Microsoft Word.

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Click the table that you want to split. Two new tabs will appear above the toolbar ribbon at the top of the document: Design and Layout .

If you want to add a table to the document, click the Insert tab at the top and click Table in the toolbar.

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Click the row that you want to split from. The row you select will be the first row of the second table after splitting.

For example, if you click on the third row of the table you want to split; you will have the first table with 2 rows after splitting, and the second table will start from the third row.

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Click the Layout tab on the toolbar ribbon. Once the table is selected, you can use the tools in this tab to edit its layout.

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Click the Split Table icon on the toolbar. This button looks like a table with four rows split in the middle. You can find it next to Merge Cells and Split Cells in the Merge group.

This icon will not be visible if you do not click the cursor in a table row.
This will split your table into two tables. ^{[1] X Trusted Source Microsoft Support Go to Source}
You can also press the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + Enter to split the table at the cursor position.

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