Merging Table Cells in Word

Working on a Word document and using a table to control different columns of text. Given that the ribbon toolbar is supposed to group commands in a contextual pattern. I would have expected a “Merge Cells” button to display when I had selected more than one congruent cell.

However, I had to figure out that the command would be stored under the “Layout” section of the page.

I still love the ribbon, and I understand that there’s a little bit of a learning curve, but this seemed to not take advantage of the contextual placement like it should have.