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diff --git a/doc/plugins/table.mdwn b/doc/plugins/table.mdwn
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--- a/doc/plugins/table.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/table.mdwn
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-[[template id=plugin name=table author="[[VictorMoral]]"]]
-[[tag type/format]]
+[[!template id=plugin name=table author="[[VictorMoral]]"]]
+[[!tag type/format]]
 
 This plugin can build HTML tables from data in CSV (comma-separated values)
 or DSV (delimiter-separated values) format.
 
-It needs the perl module [[cpan Text::CSV]] for the CSV data.
+It needs the perl module [[!cpan Text::CSV]] for the CSV data.
 
 ## examples
 
-       \[[table data="""
+       \[[!table data="""
        Customer|Amount
        Fulanito|134,34
        Menganito|234,56
+       Menganito|234,56
        """]]
     
-       \[[table class="book_record" format=csv file="data/books/record1"]]
+       \[[!table class="book_record" format=csv file="data/books/record1"]]
 
 In this second example the `record1` page should be similar to:
 
@@ -22,6 +23,15 @@ In this second example the `record1` page should be similar to:
        "Author","Damian Conway"
        "Publisher","O’Reilly"
 
+To make a cell span multiple columns, follow it with one or more empty
+cells. For example:
+
+       \[[!table data="""
+       left||right|
+       a|b|c|d
+       this cell spans 4 columns|||
+       """]]
+
 ## usage
 
 * `data` - Values for the table.
@@ -31,5 +41,5 @@ In this second example the `record1` page should be similar to:
 * `delimiter` - The character used to separate fields. By default,
    DSV format uses a pipe (`|`), and CSV uses a comma (`,`).
 * `class` - A CSS class for the table html element.
-* `header` - Set to 0 to make a table without a header. By default,
+* `header` - Set to "no" to make a table without a header. By default,
   the first data line is used as the table header.