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Introduction

It is possible to You can split a single provision into 2 siblings two siblings of the same type. It is also possible to merge two or more provisions of the same type into one. 

How to split a provision

To split a provision, use one of the following methods:

  • Place your cursor in the provision at the point in the text where you want to split

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  • using it and press the keyboard shortcut, click ALT+ s s,

  • from rightRight-click context menu in Editor view, in the provision at the point in the text where you want to split it and select Split element from the context menu.

The selected provision will be split at the cursor point and a new sibling element inserted immediately after it containing the rest of the text after the cursor point.

Hints and tips

Hints and tips
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Note

Most elements provisions in all document types containing text can be split.  However:

  • It is not possible to split

elements with

  • provisions that have headings, i.e.

parts

  • Parts,

chapters

  • Chapters, cross headings,

schedule parts, schedules, schedule chapters,

  • sections, regulations, articles etc.

  • You cannot split table cells or text in cells

It’s not possible to merge elements yet.  To do that you need to copy the text over and delete the remaining element

  • .

  • You cannot split

an element

  • a provision if it has child elements, e.g. you cannot a subsection that contains paragraphs.

How to merge provisions

To merge two or more provisions:

  1. Highlight the provisions that you want to merge.

  2. Right-click and select Merge elements from the context menu.

The selected elements will be merged into one element - the existing text in the two provisions will appear in the merged provision separated by a whitespace.

Note

Most provisions can be merged. However:

  • You cannot use this function to merge table cells. See Inserting and managing tables for how to do that.

  • You cannot merge provisions that contain complex objects within them, e.g. tables, formulas or images.

  • You can only merge provisions which contain child elements if the child elements are in the last provision being merged.