Merge or unmerge cells in Keynote on iPhone

Merging table cells combines adjacent cells into a single cell. Unmerging cells that were previously merged retains all the data in the new top-left cell.

A table showing sets of merged cells to organize the grades for two students in one class.

Here are some restrictions:

  • You can’t merge nonadjacent cells or cells from different areas of the table—for example, cells from the body and the header.

  • You can’t merge columns or rows.

  • You can’t split a cell. If a cell has never been merged with another cell, it can’t be unmerged.

Merge cells

  1. Go to the Keynote app on your iPhone.

  2. Open a presentation with a table, select adjacent cells, then tap Merge.

    If you don’t see the option to merge the cells, tap the selection.

These are the results of merging cells:

  • If only one of the cells contains content prior to merging, the merged cell retains the content and formatting of that cell.

  • If multiple cells contain content before merging, all the content is retained, but cells with a specific data format, such as numbers, currency, or dates, are converted to text.

  • If a fill color is applied to the top-left cell, the merged cell takes on that fill color.

Unmerge cells

  1. Go to the Keynote app on your iPhone.

  2. Open a presentation with a table, tap the cell, tap it again, then tap Unmerge.

    All of the content from the previously merged cell is added to the first unmerged cell.

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