Word XP Tables with merged cells

[Cookie]

I have a table that has 12 columns. The heading row only has three
(they have been merged). And, every other row is one column (merged
across). Now, my consultant wants me to insert a column in the entire
table. What I normally do is split the table between rows, add a new
column in each of the single tables, and then join them up again.
There has to be a better way!
Any help will be appreciated.

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

I have a table that has 12 columns. The heading row only has three
(they have been merged).  And, every other row is one column (merged
across). Now, my consultant wants me to insert a column in the entire
table. What I normally do is split the table between rows, add a new
column in each of the single tables, and then join them up again.
There has to be a better way!
Any help will be appreciated.

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

Where does the new column need to go?

By "every other row," do you mean all the rows other than the heading,
or do you mean alternate rows?

Either way, if you hover the cursor over the top of the table till it
turns into a down-arrow, and then click to select the column it has
discovered, you can use the "add column left" or "add column right"
button to do just that.

 

[Cookie]

Where does the new column need to go?

By "every other row," do you mean all the rows other than the heading,
or do you mean alternate rows?

Either way, if you hover the cursor over the top of the table till it
turns into a down-arrow, and then click to select the column it has
discovered, you can use the "add column left" or "add column right"
button to do just that.



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Except, when I hover over a column, it not only picks up that column,
but also the columns that have been merged. So I don't have a "clean"
column to insert a new column by. Does that make sense??

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

Since you didn't say otherwise, I'll assume you want the new column at
either the far left or the far right. What happens when you hover and
select column(s) that way and tell it to insert a column to the left/
right?