How do I merge cells of the same column in LyX?

Question

I have 3 subfigures I want to arrange so that 1 will be in the left and 2 will be in the right (one above the other):

Figure 1 | Figure 2

Figure 1 | Figure 3

Figure 1 should appear only once of course - across the entire column.

I thought I should use 2x2 table to arrange them, but I can't find a way to merge the two cells in the same column to one cell in order to put figure 1 there.

How can I merge the two cells in the same column?

Answer 1

You want to use the multirow package. Add the package, and use something like this:

\begin{tabular}{l|l}
\multirow{2}{*}{<figure 1>} & <figure 2> \\
& <figure 3>
\end{tabular}

Answer 2

You can enter Latex code snippets directly in Lyx using "Insert TeX code", bound to ALT-L by default.

So:

1. Add \usepackage{multirow} to your preamble (using the Document/Settings... menu item);
2. Insert the Latex code b0lt recommended.

multirow is part of the basic Texlive install, so you shouldn't need to import it.