Is merging cells in tables no longer possible?
Asked by Nicolette-Davids:

I recall this was possible in past, however it seems no longer possible


Answers:
author: Sireesha Dugginapeddi [Appfire]
body: Hi [@Nicolette-Davids](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3635583)

I am assuming you are using Confluence New Editor. Once you select the cells you want to merge, you see an arrow on the top right corner of your selection, which when clicked provides various actions you can perform on the cells. Here is an image to help you -

![MergeCells.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/84586iCD495AFF2ABBC890/image-dimensions/211x209?v=v2 "MergeCells.jpg")

If you are using the old editor, you see the merge option in the [table options ribbon](https://confluence.atlassian.com/conf59/tables-792498782.html) right below the toolbar. I am assuming, you must be knowing that already.

Let me know, if you still can't see the option to merge cells in your table.

Thanks

Sireesha

comments: author: Nicolette-Davids
body: Thank you Sireesha, that was the trick!


author: Christian Voigt
body: I tried to do the same in JIRA Cloud using the new editor. The option "merge cells" does not show up when I select mulitple cells.

Is the merge feature currently not availabe in JIRA?


author: Inna Berkovich
body: Merge Cells is not visible for me either. I'm using the new editor![Screen Shot 2021-07-08 at 1.09.53 PM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/150614iEB4D1AAB86835386/image-dimensions/289x206?v=v2 "Screen Shot 2021-07-08 at 1.09.53 PM.png")


author: Amanda Zacarias
body: Thanks a lot, [@Sireesha Dugginapeddi \[Appfire\]](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1260000)


author: Christian Voigt
body: I checked again - in Confluence Cloud the option is available, in JIRA Cloud not. Seems to be a difference between the two editors


author: Robert Stephens
body: More frustratingly tiresome Atlassian inconsistency we've all become all too used to from this (very)MVP company. And what's even more sad is that we all let them get away with it YEAR after f-ing YEAR!


author: ray.kim
body: The only way I was able to get the arrow to appear was to click in one cell and drag to the other to select the other cell. You can NOT click in one, press Shift to select multiple items, and clic the other cell; the arrow does NOT show up!!!

This is NOT straightforward or clear-cut. Seriously, who is doing the UX/UI for these functions?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?


author: Ran Elbling
body: ![Screenshot 2023-01-18 150820.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/235051iC1C50CF5D862001A/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screenshot 2023-01-18 150820.png")


author: pbammes
body: Hi [@Nicolette-Davids](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3635583),

For me, merging cells works when *creating* a table in a new Jira issue:

![Bildschirmfoto 2022-11-21 um 11.30.36.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/226750i0D5C0B8A71A16E9B/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Bildschirmfoto 2022-11-21 um 11.30.36.png")

However, it does **not** work when updating a table in the Jira description OR adding a table in a Jira comment:

![Bildschirmfoto 2022-11-21 um 11.33.51.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/226751i6AB380B7554CBEFA/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Bildschirmfoto 2022-11-21 um 11.33.51.png")

To work around this, e.g., when I have to update an existing table or want to add one in a comment, I usually open the "Create issue" overlay, do my table work there and copy \& paste it where I need it.

It's a surprisingly quick workaround.

But it's nonetheless a bizarre UX decision from Atlassian to enable a feature when adding content but disable it when editing. ?\\_(?)_/?

comments: author: Jonathan Holford
body: Amazing find, thank you.


author: Yunier Nieves
body: Thank you for sharing!!

It was driving nuts.


author: sdiez
body: This was very helpful, I was going crazy trying to discern why it would let me do it sometimes but not others. Thanks a lot!! \^\^


author: ???
body: I have no idea how this issue is not fixed after 3 years


author: Johnathan Do
body: Thanks for this workaround...I remember seeing it before and was so confused as to why it disappeared!

It was probably because I did the "create issue" flow rather than making an issue inline with the backlog.

Thanks for posting this!!


author: Max Evens
body: [@pbammes](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1404787) thanks a lot for this workaround. Great contribution to my mental health!


author: Lulu Lin
body: Seconded, I was starting to think I had hallucinated the feature. [@pbammes](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1404787) FWIW - it does work in the same jira too, you just need to create a new table (without saving the description or perhaps even clicking outside so the table saves). Thank you all!


author: Valdemar Pereira de Matos
body: If you got here with the same problem in JIRA, there's a Bug opened to fix this issue.

<https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-82500>

Please vote for it in the "Affected customers" section.


author: Monalisa.Azzopardi@chartwell.com
body: Hello, up to last week - August 8th I was able to merge cells, but this week the feature under Cell Options does not appear, has something changed?

comments: author: Valdemar Pereira de Matos
body: The same here.

The option to merge it's not available not in the Cell arrow options, nor in the Cell options floating menu. :/


author: Natalie Longariello
body: Merging is ++**still possible**++ within company managed projects - jira cloud.   
The merge functionality has moved from the cell function to the pop up toggle control 'Cell options'  
\> Highlight your applicable cells   
\> Select 'Cell options' drop down  
\> Select 'Merge cells'

![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/296157i0A1A6128A9E81E8C/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image.png")![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/296158i45428BEBAC37CB63/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image.png")![image.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/296159i88F8EED44D842B99/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image.png")

comments: author: Lulu Lin
body: Good call! I think the issue is that the overlay doesn't always show up though, though I was able to get it to show up by scrolling a little just now.


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