# TableCanMergeCells Property

> Returns whether table cells can be merged, which requires more than one selected cell within a single table; used before TableMergeCells.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Property
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > API Reference > TXTextControl > TableCanMergeCells Property
- **179 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tablecanmergecells-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tablecanmergecells-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tablecanmergecells-property/llms-full.txt

---

This property provides information about whether table cells can be merged. It returns True, if table cells can be merged. Table cells can only be merged, if more than one cell is selected, and if the selection is in a single table.

Introduced: 17.0.

### Syntax

```vbscript
TXTextControl.TableCanMergeCells
```

### Data Types

Boolean.

### Limitations

Read only, run time only.

### See Also

- [Formatting Text by using Number Formats](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/tables/number-formats/llms-full.txt)
- [Tables](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/tables/llms-full.txt)
- [Using Formulas in Table Cells](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/tables/formulas/llms-full.txt)
- [TableMergeCells Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tablemergecells-method/llms-full.txt)
- [Programming Category: Tables](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/categories/tables/llms-full.txt)

---

## Nearby

- **Previous:** [TableCanInsertLines Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tablecaninsertlines-property/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [TableCanSplit Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/reference/txtextcontrol/tablecansplit-property/llms-full.txt)