Layout: Split Cells Picture a Shadow Box with different Cell Sizes. The Cells in a Table can be formatted the same way. You can Merge or Spilt the Cells in a Table.   1. Try it: Split the Cell We are still on Slide 2. Select Cell A1 in the Table. Go to Table Tools ->Layout->Merge. Click on Split Cells.     You will be prompted to enter the following: Number of Columns: 1 Number of rows: 2   2. What Do You See? Cell A1 has been split into two Cells. Keep going... Exam 77-883: Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 4. Creating Charts and Tables 4.1. Construct and modify tables: Split Table Tools ->Layout->Merge->Split Cells