# vmerge element

Specifies whether this cell is part of (or the beginning of) a vertically merged region.

## Usage

    <vmerge
    	val="vMergeType"
    />

## Element Information

Element type | vMergeProperty
Namespace | http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/wordml
Schema name | XML Document 2003

## Elements and Attributes

### Parent Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
tcPr | Represents the table cell properties.
tcPr | Represents the cell properties to override in the table style.
tcPr | Represents the cell properties for the style.

### Child Elements

None.

### Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
val | vMergeType | optional | Specifies whether this cell is part of (or the beginning of) a vertically merged region. | continue restart

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="vmerge" type="vMergeProperty" minOccurs="0" >
    </xsd:element>

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