How to merge cells in Google Slides

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I tried to merge the 2 table cells in Google Slide, It's throwing the Error of TypeError: Cannot find function merge in object TableCell. (line 47, file "Tester")

My sample function is:

function googleSlideCellsMerge(){
    var table=SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSlides()[0].getTables()[0];

    var row = table.getRow(1);
    var cell1 = row.getCell(0);
    var cell2 = row.getCell(1);

    var mergeCell = cell2.merge();

    Logger.log(mergeCell);
} 

In the above example, I tried to merge the 2 cells of Row 1.

I think the above code works with the Google Docs, but It's not for me with Google Slide.

asked Jul 2, 2019 at 6:11

How to merge cells in Google Slides

  • You want to merge cells of a table on the Slides using Google Apps Script.

If my understanding is correct, how about this sample script? Unfortunately, in the current stage, merging cells of a table cannot be achieved using Slides Service, yet. But when Slides API is used, it can be achieved.

Before you use this script, please enable Slides API at Advanced Google services.

Sample script:

var slide = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation();
var table = slide.getSlides()[0].getTables()[0];
var resource = {requests:[{mergeTableCells: {
  objectId: table.getObjectId(),
  tableRange: {
    location: {rowIndex: 0, columnIndex: 0},
    rowSpan: 2,
    columnSpan: 2
  }
}}]};
Slides.Presentations.batchUpdate(resource, slide.getId());
  • In this sample script, the cells of a table of the 1st slide are merged.
    • When A1Notation is used, there is a table of "A1:C3", and the cells of "A1:B2" are merged.
  • When you want to merge the 2 cells of Row 1, please modify rowSpan from 2 to 1.

Result:

Before:

How to merge cells in Google Slides

After:

How to merge cells in Google Slides

References:

  • Slides Service
  • Advanced Google services
  • presentations.batchUpdate of Slides API
  • MergeTableCellsRequest

If I misunderstood your question and this was not the direction you want, I apologize.

answered Jul 2, 2019 at 8:13

How to merge cells in Google Slides

TanaikeTanaike

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Unfortunately right now Google does not offer the possibility to merge cells in Google Slides tables through Apps Script. You can see here that a corresponding feature request has been submitted already:

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/114200118

If you give the request a star, indicating your interest in the feature - this will increase the visibility of the impact of the feature. In the meantime you can try a workaround, e.g. copying the table to Google Sheets or Google Docs, merging the cells there and copy the table back.

answered Jul 2, 2019 at 7:29

How to merge cells in Google Slides

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How do you merge text boxes in Google Slides?

First, select the objects you want to group together (it can be as many as you like). Then, press CTRL + ALT + G to group them. Now, when you select one object all other grouped objects will be selected too.

How do you merge cells in presentation?

Merge cells In the table, drag the pointer across the cells that you want to merge. Click the Layout tab. In the Merge group, click Merge Cells.

How do you merge cells in Google Slides on iPad?

On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Slides app. Open the presentation. Highlight the cells you want to merge. Tap Merge cells.