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#How to use merge and center in excel software#
The spreadsheet software of Microsoft Excel is best known for crunching numbers. If you go to the Home menu in the ribbon and look in the Alignment grouping of commands, you will see a small icon in the lower, right-hand corner called Merge and Center.
#How to use merge and center in excel how to#
Click on the Merge & Center command found in the Alignment section. The following article shows you how to use the Excel Merge & Center tool. This guide will show you how to merge cells in Excel, even though it is highly recommended that you don’t merge them. Select the cells you want to merge together. The most common reason to merge cells is for formatting and centering headings. The easiest way to merge cells is using the command found in the Home tab. Neha - * Beware of scammers posting fake support numbers here. Merge Cells with the Merge & Center Command in the Home Tab. Please check whether the cell you have selected is a part of a table or not. Merge and Center button is active and there is no Table Design tab. You will get a pop-up message with a warning that merging cells will keep value only from the upper-left cell. (1) Select cells that you want to merge (A1:C1), and in the menu, click the Merge cells icon.

Merge Across: This will merge the selected cells into one and make the alignment of the text in the cell as right. Therefore you need to merge cells first, and then set the alignment to center. On the other hand, if I select, other cells such as, cell F1+G1, you’ll see Merge & Center: This will merge the selected cells into one and make the alignment of the text in the cell as the center. Table Design tab appears when we select any cell that belongs to a table. Right click the Merge & Center, and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar option, see screenshot: 2. If you think the above methods are troublesome for using, here, you can add the Merge & Center feature into the Quick Access Toolbar. Merge and Center button is greyed out while also showing Table Design tab, this indicates the cells that are selected are from a table. Merge and center cells by adding the Merge &Center function to Quick Access Toolbar. The cells you are trying to merge are the part of a table.ĭaily Schedule template, I have selected two cells and you’ll notice the There could many possibilities behind the reason the Merge and Center button is greyed out:Īs you mentioned, the workbook is neither protected nor shared, I suppose the third reason might be the possible cause i.e.

In addition, Merge & Center is disabled if you stay within the table. In your post, you mentioned “ I'm using an Excel template to create a daily schedule”, Re: Restoring 'Merge & Center' disabled in Excel.
