{"id":462,"date":"2018-06-28T09:29:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T09:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=462"},"modified":"2024-02-19T14:55:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:55:35","slug":"merging-cells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/training\/merging-cells\/","title":{"rendered":"Merging Cells"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Merging cells in Excel can be useful when you want to format the look of your worksheet. You can merge two or more contiguous cells, both vertically and horizontally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to do so, go to&nbsp;<strong>HOME &gt;&gt; Alignment &gt;&gt; Merge &amp; Center<\/strong>. It\u2019s a drop-down menu under which you will find four buttons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"format wp-block-heading\">Merge &amp; Center<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/examples\/shortcut-keys-for-merge-and-center\/\">Merges selected cells<\/a> into one larger cell while centering the text horizontally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/merge-and-center.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/merge-and-center.png 538w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/merge-and-center-300x78.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"format wp-block-heading\">Merge Across<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Select 6 cells (2&#215;3) and merge them across. You will get 3 cells, one for each row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/merge-across.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/merge-across.png 538w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/merge-across-300x78.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"format wp-block-heading\">Merge Cells<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/examples\/merge-split-cells\/\">Merges cells<\/a> into one larger, without centering its contents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/merge-cells.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/merge-cells.png 538w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/merge-cells-300x78.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"format wp-block-heading\">Unmerge Cells<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to unmerge previously merged cells, you can use this button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/unmerge-cells.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/unmerge-cells.png 538w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/unmerge-cells-300x78.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"format wp-block-heading\">Example:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Look at the following example. It shows a list of customers from the USA. This table is not formatted in a proper way, so it doesn\u2019t look very professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/not-formatted-example.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/not-formatted-example.png 558w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/not-formatted-example-300x108.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to format this table, do the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Select cells from&nbsp;<strong>B2<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong>F2<\/strong>,&nbsp;then select the&nbsp;<strong>Merge &amp; Center<\/strong>&nbsp;button,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now, select cells from&nbsp;<strong>B4<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong>B7<\/strong>, and once again select the&nbsp;<strong>Merge &amp; Center<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to&nbsp;<strong>HOME &gt;&gt; Alignment<\/strong>,&nbsp;click&nbsp;<strong>Middle Align<\/strong>,&nbsp;then choose&nbsp;<strong>HOME &gt;&gt; Alignment &gt;&gt; Rotate Text Up<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you did everything correctly, you should get the following result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/formatted-example.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/formatted-example.png 558w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/formatted-example-300x107.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"format notice wp-block-heading\">NOTICE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"notice\">You can <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/examples\/split-a-cell-at-number\/\">split only those cells<\/a> that have been previously merged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"format notice wp-block-heading\">NOTICE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"notice\">When you merge <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/formulas\/add-or-subtract-multiple-cells\/\">multiple cells<\/a> into one, only the value of the cell in the upper-left corner is preserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"format notice wp-block-heading\">NOTICE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"notice\">You cannot sort merged cells.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merging cells in Excel can be useful when you want to format the look of your worksheet. 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