int colCt = 0;
for (XWPFTableRow row : rows) {
// get table row properties (trPr)
CTTrPr trPr = row.getCtRow().addNewTrPr();
// set row height; units = twentieth of a point, 360 = 0.25"
CTHeight ht = trPr.addNewTrHeight();
ht.setVal(BigInteger.valueOf(360));
// get the cells in this row
List<XWPFTableCell> cells = row.getTableCells();
// add content to each cell
for (XWPFTableCell cell : cells) {