I guess the message header says it all. I am forming some tables in MS-Word 2000 however the last rows require fewer cells and different widths of columns. Actually I suppose I could still use 6 columns in pairs of two and they could even be aligned vertically at every second column. The word help tells me to click on the eraser and drag it across the boundary or to select the cells and click on Merge Cells however Merge cells remains disabled. Quite possibly I am not selecting the cells or they are not staying selected, I have been trying to do so by positioning the cursor on say cell 1, alt-A for Tables, up to select, tab to the next cell, Cell 2, ALT-A again for Tables, up to select and up to Cell then again ALT-A for tables and up to merge which, time after time remains "not available. Thanks for any advice. -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx