diff --git a/Classes/PHPWord/Style/Cell.php b/Classes/PHPWord/Style/Cell.php
index 1e534e2391..8783675e0e 100755
--- a/Classes/PHPWord/Style/Cell.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPWord/Style/Cell.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class PHPWord_Style_Cell
     const TEXT_DIR_TBRL = 'tbRl';
 
     /**
-     * Vertical align
+     * Vertical align (top, center, both, bottom)
      *
      * @var string
      */
@@ -126,9 +126,12 @@ class PHPWord_Style_Cell
     private $_gridSpan = NULL;
 
     /**
-     * rowspan
+     * rowspan (restart, continue)
      *
-     * @var integer
+     * - restart: Start/restart merged region
+     * - continue: Continue merged region
+     *
+     * @var string
      */
     private $_vMerge = NULL;
 
diff --git a/samples/Sample_09_Tables.php b/samples/Sample_09_Tables.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f90ac3c91b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/Sample_09_Tables.php
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<?php
+
+error_reporting(E_ALL);
+
+if(php_sapi_name() == 'cli' && empty($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'])) {
+  define('EOL', PHP_EOL);
+} else {
+  define('EOL', '<br />');
+}
+
+require_once '../Classes/PHPWord.php';
+
+// New Word Document
+echo date('H:i:s') , ' Create new PHPWord object' , EOL;
+$PHPWord = new PHPWord();
+$section = $PHPWord->createSection();
+$header = array('size' => 16, 'bold' => true);
+
+// 1. Basic table
+
+$rows = 10;
+$cols = 5;
+$section->addText("Basic table", $header);
+
+$table = $section->addTable();
+for($r = 1; $r <= 8; $r++) {
+    $table->addRow();
+    for($c = 1; $c <= 5; $c++) {
+        $table->addCell(1750)->addText("Row $r, Cell $c");
+    }
+}
+
+// 2. Advanced table
+
+$section->addTextBreak(1);
+$section->addText("Fancy table", $header);
+
+$styleTable = array('borderSize' => 6, 'borderColor' => '006699', 'cellMargin' => 80);
+$styleFirstRow = array('borderBottomSize' => 18, 'borderBottomColor' => '0000FF', 'bgColor' => '66BBFF');
+$styleCell = array('valign' => 'center');
+$styleCellBTLR = array('valign' => 'center', 'textDirection' => PHPWord_Style_Cell::TEXT_DIR_BTLR);
+$fontStyle = array('bold' => true, 'align' => 'center');
+$PHPWord->addTableStyle('Fancy Table', $styleTable, $styleFirstRow);
+$table = $section->addTable('Fancy Table');
+$table->addRow(900);
+$table->addCell(2000, $styleCell)->addText('Row 1', $fontStyle);
+$table->addCell(2000, $styleCell)->addText('Row 2', $fontStyle);
+$table->addCell(2000, $styleCell)->addText('Row 3', $fontStyle);
+$table->addCell(2000, $styleCell)->addText('Row 4', $fontStyle);
+$table->addCell(500, $styleCellBTLR)->addText('Row 5', $fontStyle);
+for($i = 1; $i <= 8; $i++) {
+    $table->addRow();
+    $table->addCell(2000)->addText("Cell $i");
+    $table->addCell(2000)->addText("Cell $i");
+    $table->addCell(2000)->addText("Cell $i");
+    $table->addCell(2000)->addText("Cell $i");
+    $text = ($i % 2 == 0) ? 'X' : '';
+    $table->addCell(500)->addText($text);
+}
+
+// 3. colspan (gridSpan) and rowspan (vMerge)
+
+$section->addTextBreak(1);
+$section->addText("Table with colspan and rowspan", $header);
+
+$styleTable = array('borderSize' => 6, 'borderColor' => '999999');
+$cellRowSpan = array('vMerge' => 'restart', 'valign' => 'center');
+$cellRowContinue = array('vMerge' => 'continue');
+$cellColSpan = array('gridSpan' => 2, 'valign' => 'center');
+$cellHCentered = array('align' => 'center');
+$cellVCentered = array('valign' => 'center');
+
+$PHPWord->addTableStyle('Colspan Rowspan', $styleTable);
+$table = $section->addTable('Colspan Rowspan');
+$table->addRow();
+$table->addCell(2000, $cellRowSpan)->addText('A', null, $cellHCentered);
+$table->addCell(4000, $cellColSpan)->addText('B', null, $cellHCentered);
+$table->addCell(2000, $cellRowSpan)->addText('E', null, $cellHCentered);
+$table->addRow();
+$table->addCell(null, $cellRowContinue);
+$table->addCell(2000, $cellVCentered)->addText('C', null, $cellHCentered);
+$table->addCell(2000, $cellVCentered)->addText('D', null, $cellHCentered);
+$table->addCell(null, $cellRowContinue);
+
+// Save File
+echo date('H:i:s') , ' Write to Word2007 format' , EOL;
+$objWriter = PHPWord_IOFactory::createWriter($PHPWord, 'Word2007');
+$objWriter->save(str_replace('.php', '.docx', __FILE__));
+
+// echo date('H:i:s') , ' Write to OpenDocumentText format' , EOL;
+// $objWriter = PHPWord_IOFactory::createWriter($PHPWord, 'ODText');
+// $objWriter->save(str_replace('.php', '.odt', __FILE__));
+//
+// echo date('H:i:s') , ' Write to RTF format' , EOL;
+// $objWriter = PHPWord_IOFactory::createWriter($PHPWord, 'RTF');
+// $objWriter->save(str_replace('.php', '.rtf', __FILE__));
+
+// Echo memory peak usage
+echo date('H:i:s') , ' Peak memory usage: ' , (memory_get_peak_usage(true) / 1024 / 1024) , ' MB' , EOL;
+
+// Echo done
+echo date('H:i:s') , ' Done writing file' , EOL;