This element defines a cell within the table. The table cell holds a text body that actually contains the data held within the cell along with the properties of the table cell which hold formatting options associated with the cell.

[Example: Consider the following example of a tc within DrawingML:

<a:tc>
<a:txBody>
<a:bodyPr/>
<a:lstStyle/>
<a:p>
<a:pPr marL="0" algn="ctr" rtl="0"/>

<a:r>
<a:rPr lang="en-US" dirty="0" smtClean="0"/>
<a:t>data</a:t>
</a:r>

<a:endParaRPr lang="en-US" dirty="0"/>
</a:p>
</a:txBody>
<a:tcPr/>
</a:tc>

In this example, we see a single cell in a table being defined with the default cell properties and a text body which contains the word "data". The text "data" will be the only text in the cell. end example]

Parent Elements

tr (§5.1.6.16)

Child Elements	Subclause
extLst (Extension List)	§5.1.2.1.15
tcPr (Table Cell Properties)	§5.1.6.15
txBody (Shape Text Body)	§5.1.2.1.40

Attributes	Description
gridSpan (Grid Span)	Specifies the number of columns that a merged cell spans. This is used in combination with the hMerge attribute on other cells in order to specify the beginning cell of a horizontal merge. [Example: Consider the following example: <a:tc gridSpan="3"> … /a:tc> <a:tc hMerge="1"> … /a:tc> <a:tc hMerge="1"> … /a:tc> In this example, we can define what looks like a single cell in the table as a group of three cells merged together. The merged cell spans three columns of the table. end example] The possible values for this attribute are defined by the XML Schema int datatype.
hMerge (Horizontal Merge)	When this attribute is set to on, 1 or true, then this table cell is to be merged with the previous horizontal table cell when the table is created. [Example: Consider the following example: <a:tc hMerge="1"> … </a:tc> In this example, we see the hMerge attribute set to on which signifies that this cell is to be merged with the previous horizontal cell in the table. end example] The possible values for this attribute are defined by the XML Schema boolean datatype.
rowSpan (Row Span)	Specifies the number of rows that a merged cell spans. This is used in combination with the vMerge attribute on other cells in order to specify the beginning cell of a horizontal merge. [Example: Consider the following example: <a:tc rowSpan="3"> … /a:tc> <a:tc vMerge="1"> … /a:tc> <a:tc vMerge="1"> … /a:tc> In this example, we can define what looks like a single cell in the table as a group of three cells merged together. The merged cell spans three rows of the table. end example] The possible values for this attribute are defined by the XML Schema int datatype.
vMerge (Vertical Merge)	When this attribute is set to on, 1 or true, then this table cell is to be merged with the previous vertical table cell when the table is created. [Example: Consider the following example: <a:tc vMerge="1"> … /a:tc> In this example, we see the vMerge attribute set to on which signifies that this cell is to be merged with the previous vertical cell in the table. end example] The possible values for this attribute are defined by the XML Schema boolean datatype.

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

</sequence>

</complexType>