Merge Cells

Merge Cells


Merging cells is often used when a title is to be centered over a particular section of a spreadsheet. When a group of cells is merged, only the text in the upper-leftmost box is preserved.

Merge Cell menu in Ribbon



Excel XP and Excel 2003



Excel 2010



Excel 2007



Excel 2011 (Mac)



Excel 2008 (Mac)



Excel 2013 





To merge a group of cells:

1.      Highlight or select a range of cells.
2.      Right-click on the highlighted cells and select Format Cells.
3.      Click the Alignment tab and place a checkmark in the checkbox labeled Merged Cells.
Or
1.      Highlight or select a range of cells.
2.      Goto home ribbon, select merge cell option from Alignment group
Or you can use shortcut key

Types of Merge cells


Merge & Center
(Alt H+M+C)
combine and center the contents of the selected cell in a new larger cell. This is a great way to create a label that span multiple column
Merge Across
(Alt H+M+A)
merge selected cells in the same row into one larger cell
Merge Cells
(Alt H+M+M)
merge cells into one cell
Unmerge
(Alt H+M+U)
Split the merged cells

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