Which action splits the current cell of a table into three columns and one row?

Which action splits the current cell of a table into three columns and one row?

• A. Split Cells dialog with Number of columns set to 3
• B. Split Table > Columns 3
• C. Merge Cells > Number of columns 3
• D. Convert to Text

Answer: (A)

Splitting a cell is the action you use to divide one cell into multiple smaller cells. To turn the current cell into three columns in a single row, you use the Split Cells command and set the number of columns to three (the number of rows would be one unless you specify otherwise). This creates three equal cells in that row, exactly as needed. The other options don’t fit: splitting the entire table would break the whole table into pieces, not just the one cell; merging cells combines adjacent cells, reducing rather than increasing the number of cells; converting to text removes the table structure entirely and turns it into regular text.

Splitting a cell is the action you use to divide one cell into multiple smaller cells. To turn the current cell into three columns in a single row, you use the Split Cells command and set the number of columns to three (the number of rows would be one unless you specify otherwise). This creates three equal cells in that row, exactly as needed. The other options don’t fit: splitting the entire table would break the whole table into pieces, not just the one cell; merging cells combines adjacent cells, reducing rather than increasing the number of cells; converting to text removes the table structure entirely and turns it into regular text.