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    52 changes: 52 additions & 0 deletions Merge Cells in Word using Java.java
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    import com.aspose.words.*;

    import java.awt.*;

    public class Main
    {
    static void mergeCells(Cell startCell, Cell endCell)
    {
    Table parentTable = startCell.getParentRow().getParentTable();

    // Define start and ending cell
    Point startCellPos = new Point(startCell.getParentRow().indexOf(startCell), parentTable.indexOf(startCell.getParentRow()));
    Point endCellPos = new Point(endCell.getParentRow().indexOf(endCell), parentTable.indexOf(endCell.getParentRow()));

    // Create a range of cells
    Rectangle range = new Rectangle(Math.min(startCellPos.x, endCellPos.y), Math.min(startCellPos.y, endCellPos.y),
    Math.abs(endCellPos.x - startCellPos.x) + 1, Math.abs(endCellPos.y - startCellPos.y) + 1);

    for (Row currentRow : parentTable.getRows())
    {
    for (Cell cell : currentRow.getCells())
    {
    Point currentPos = new Point(currentRow.indexOf(cell), parentTable.indexOf(currentRow));
    // Validate the current cell
    if (range.contains(currentPos))
    {
    cell.getCellFormat().setHorizontalMerge(currentPos.x == range.getX() ? CellMerge.FIRST : CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
    cell.getCellFormat().setVerticalMerge(currentPos.y == range.getY() ? CellMerge.FIRST : CellMerge.PREVIOUS);
    }
    }
    }
    }
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception // Merge Table Cells in Java
    {
    // Set the licenses
    new License().setLicense("License.lic");

    Document tableDoc = new Document("Table.docx");

    Table tbl = tableDoc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(1);

    Cell startingCell = tbl.getRows().get(1).getCells().get(1);
    Cell endingCell = tbl.getRows().get(2).getCells().get(2);

    // Merge the cells
    mergeCells(startingCell, endingCell);

    tableDoc.save("MergeCells.docx");

    System.out.println("Word table merged successfully");
    }
    }