How can I unmerge table cells keeping text in each cell?

Question

I have 100+ tables in CS4, each with 2 columns of merged cells that need to unmerge, but for some reason won't. Even if they did unmerge, I still need the text in each row to be back in it's original cell. Each number in the cell has a paragraph return after it except the bottom number.

It looks like this now:

Header 1	Header 2	Header 3	Header 4	Header 5
12 15 100 65 32	6 9 26 100 79	This column doesn't change	This column doesn't change	This column doesn't change
88 55 35 78 1	56 39 123 2578 1	This column doesn't change	This column doesn't change	This column doesn't change

The first two colums need to look like this, leaving the other columns unchanged. Can someone tell me how to do this? I would be eternally grateful.

Header 1	Header 2
12	6
15	9
100	26
65	100
32	79
88	56
55	39
35	123
78	2578
1	1

Jump_Over · Answer

Hi,Just to show how to make it for 1st column, 1st merged cell:(select some text box with one of those tables)MT = app.selection[0].tables[0];myContent = MT.columns[0].cells[1].contents.split("\r"); // if cells[0] is a headerMT.columns[0].cells[1].contents = "";MT.columns[0].cells[1].unmerge();// Assuming: number of cells merged is equal to number of paragraphs in unmerged one:for (k = 1; k<myContent.length; k++)  MT.columns[0].cells.contents = myContent;rgds

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