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# Google Docs: Split Cells, not Atoms
- URL: https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping-132/
- Published: 2023-11-24T01:00:19.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-05T13:01:04.000Z
- Description: #132
- Author: Jeff
- Tags: #newsletter, Google Docs

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Let’s say you create a table within Google Docs using the “@table” command but you realize another column is needed.

Specifically you just want to split 1 cell into two:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/image-12.png)

Instead of having to re-create the table or messing around in the options, simply:

- Right click > Split Cell > Enter number of rows and columns you want

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/image-13.png)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/image-14.png)

## Bonus: Add word to dictionary

If Google Docs doesn’t recognize an acronym or project name you frequently use as a correctly spelled word, simply:

- Right click > Add to dictionary

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/11/image-15.png)

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