# GrapeCity.Documents.Word.CellFormat.HorizontalMerge

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_CellFormat_HorizontalMerge_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.CellFormat.HorizontalMerge*">HorizontalMerge Property
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_CellFormat_HorizontalMerge" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.CellFormat.HorizontalMerge">HorizontalMerge</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets a value specifying how a cell is merged horizontally with other cells in the row.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public CellMerge HorizontalMerge { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property HorizontalMerge As CellMerge</code></pre>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_CellFormat_HorizontalMerge_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This property is maintained for compatibility with legacy word documents that defined tables in this manner.
Whenever possible, this form or horizontal merges should not be used, and should be translated to the appropriate <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.CellFormat.GridSpan.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Word_CellFormat_GridSpan">GridSpan</a> property instead.</p>
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