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match the surrounding table, select the combined cells and then choose Table >
Split Cells.
If you combine unlinked cells containing text or pictures, the content of the 
upper-left cell in the selection is maintained for the combined cell.
Manually resizing tables, rows, and columns
As with other items in QuarkXPress, you can drag to resize rows, columns, and
tables. To resize a row or column, click a gridline to display the resize pointer.
Drag the pointer up or down to resize a row and left or right to resize a column.
To resize an entire table, press one of the following keyboard commands while
you drag a resize handle.
Converting tables back to text
If you need to export the current data from a table — for example, to save the
data as a Word file — you can convert the information to text. To do so, select
the table and then choose Table > Convert Table > To Text.
Working with tables and groups
For flexibility, you can group tables to other items using the Group command
(Item menu). In addition, you can disassemble a table by converting its cells to a
series of grouped text boxes, picture boxes, or both. This method lets you
separate elements of a table and use those elements elsewhere in a layout. To
do this, select a table and choose Table > Convert Table > To Group. To work
with the individual boxes, choose Item > Ungroup.
Continuing tables in other locations
Because tables do not always fit on one page or spread — or within the space
allotted in a design — tables can be automatically continued to other locations
anywhere in a layout.
There are two ways to continue tables:
Effect on table
Mac OS X
command
Windows
command
Table and contents resized Command Ctrl
Table (but not contents) resized
proportionally
Shift Shift
Table and contents resized
proportionally
Command+Shift Ctrl+Shift