Thanks for looking into this. I have tried this on both my desktop and laptop and both exhibit the same problem.
The attached .odt file has the formatting required; i.e. the cells in the centre column below the header are merged. If you save this as a .doc file then close it and reopen it, the merged cells are no longer merged but separate. ** Attachment added: "Example file" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/796261/+attachment/2167223/+files/Test%20document.odt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796261 Title: Merged cells in table not saved in DOC format To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/796261/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs