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Old September 14th, 2009, 06:09 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
hm
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Default Excel Cell Merge

I have a spread sheet with a few merge cells that I can not unmerge. I've
used the on-line help but was still unable to find the right operation to
unmerge. While on-line I did see this note

Note If the Merge and Center button is unavailable, the selected cell may
be in editing mode. To cancel editing mode, press ENTER.

But it still did not allow the cells to be split. The sheet is not lock
protected, any advise?
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Old September 14th, 2009, 06:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
eduardo
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Default Excel Cell Merge

Hi,
try selecting the whole sheet and then press the merge and center button

"HM" wrote:

I have a spread sheet with a few merge cells that I can not unmerge. I've
used the on-line help but was still unable to find the right operation to
unmerge. While on-line I did see this note

Note If the Merge and Center button is unavailable, the selected cell may
be in editing mode. To cancel editing mode, press ENTER.

But it still did not allow the cells to be split. The sheet is not lock
protected, any advise?

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Old September 14th, 2009, 08:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
hm
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Default Excel Cell Merge

Eduardo

The tip did not work, the merge / center button did not make itself available.

"Eduardo" wrote:

Hi,
try selecting the whole sheet and then press the merge and center button

"HM" wrote:

I have a spread sheet with a few merge cells that I can not unmerge. I've
used the on-line help but was still unable to find the right operation to
unmerge. While on-line I did see this note

Note If the Merge and Center button is unavailable, the selected cell may
be in editing mode. To cancel editing mode, press ENTER.

But it still did not allow the cells to be split. The sheet is not lock
protected, any advise?

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Old September 15th, 2009, 12:28 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Max
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Default Excel Cell Merge

"HM" wrote:
The tip did not work, the merge / center button did not make itself available.


Maybe FormatCells route would do it for you?
Select the entire sheet, then click FormatCellsAlignment tab
Click to uncheck* the "Merge cells" box OK
*you may to click more than once to uncheck

P/s: Avoid using merge cells. To center col labels across cols w/o merging,
use "Centre across selection" option, under Text alignment (Horizontal)
droplist in the same Alignment tab
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Old September 15th, 2009, 03:28 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Max
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Default Excel Cell Merge

Typo in the *note:
.. Click to uncheck* the "Merge cells" box OK

*you may have to click more than once to uncheck

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Old September 15th, 2009, 06:09 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Gord Dibben
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Default Excel Cell Merge

Is the workbook shared?

Unshare it to make unmerge available.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:09:02 -0700, HM wrote:

I have a spread sheet with a few merge cells that I can not unmerge. I've
used the on-line help but was still unable to find the right operation to
unmerge. While on-line I did see this note

Note If the Merge and Center button is unavailable, the selected cell may
be in editing mode. To cancel editing mode, press ENTER.

But it still did not allow the cells to be split. The sheet is not lock
protected, any advise?


 




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