Shortcut key to merge some cells in table & to split the same! Can anybody suggest the shortcut keys for Merging & splitting the cell in MS word & MS Excel?
Tips:. If Merge & Center is disabled, ensure that you’re not editing a cell—and the cells you want to merge aren’t formatted as an Excel table. Cells formatted as a table typically display alternating shaded rows, and perhaps filter arrows on the column headings. To merge cells without centering, click the arrow next to Merge and Center, and then click Merge Across or Merge Cells. Unmerge cells If you need to reverse a cell merge, click onto the merged cell and then choose Unmerge Cells item in the Merge & Center menu (see the figure above). Split text from one cell into multiple cells You can take the text in one or more cells, and distribute it to multiple cells.
This is the opposite of concatenation, in which you. For example, you can split a column containing full names into separate First Name and Last Name columns: Follow the steps below to split text into multiple columns:.
Select the cell or column that contains the text you want to split. Note: Select as many rows as you want, but no more than one column. Also, ensure that are sufficient empty columns to the right—so that none of your data is deleted. Simply add empty columns, if necessary. Click Data Text to Columns, which displays the Convert Text to Columns Wizard.
Click Delimited Next. Check the Space box, and clear the rest of the boxes. Or, check both the Comma and Space boxes if that is how your text is split (such as 'Reyes, Javiers', with a comma and space between the names).
A preview of the data appears in the panel at the bottom of the popup window. Click Next and then choose the format for your new columns.
If you don't want the default format, choose a format such as Text, then click the second column of data in the Data preview window, and click the same format again. Repeat this for all of the columns in the preview window. Click the button to the right of the Destination box to collapse the popup window. Anywhere in your workbook, select the cells that you want to contain the split data. For example, if you are dividing a full name into a first name column and a last name column, select the appropriate number of cells in two adjacent columns.
Click the button to expand the popup window again, and then click the Finish button.
Hi All, I've got a problem to select a single column if it contains a merged cell. For instance cells A1 and B1 are merged, if I try to select column B using keyboard shortcut CTRL + SPACE, then both A and B columns are selected (which is not what I want). I know I could unmerge the cells, but I'm working with people who don't see this as a solution, because they love merged cells. By the way there's an Excel 2003 shortcut that works for deleting a single column even if it contains merged cells: ALT + E + D + C + ENTER Many thanks in advance, Gael. Good day Gael and welcome to the forum You are selecting merged cells so you cannot just select a part of the merged cells that's what merged does it MERGES THE SELECTE CELLS INTO ONE. If your pepole like merged cells so much they are fools and should not be using Excel.
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Avoid merging cells Merged cells can help you arrange values in a meaningful way, but they come with problems - numerous problems, big problems. For instance, Excel won't apply column formats to a merged cell unless you select all the columns that comprise the merge. In addition, not all cell formats stick once you unmerge a cell.
You can't sort a column with merged cells. You can't even select a single-column range if there's a merged cell in it - go ahead, try!, the whole column will become merged, not good. You cannot put a filter on it. The problem is the filter is completely useless because the filter will groan with the 'merged cells need to be identically sized.' Warning, which in English means you have to make each group of merged cells the same size as the largest group.
And you have to find them all! Merging cells in columns and rows could lead to data loss, bad thing.
Formulas and Functions that refer to merged cells will not work, bad thing. Don't hesitate to use merged cells if you really need them (you don’t), but they will limit what you can do to the cells and even the columns involved. Center Across Selection is a far better alternative to merging. To apply this format, select the cells you want to appear merged and then launch the Alignment group dialog, Ctrl + 1, and click the Alignment tab. Center Across Selection is in the Horizontal drop-down.
You will get the desired look you want but without the merged cells problems. Hi All, I've got a problem to select a single column if it contains a merged cell.
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For instance cells A1 and B1 are merged, if I try to select column B using keyboard shortcut CTRL + SPACE, then both A and B columns are selected (which is not what I want). I know I could unmerge the cells, but I'm working with people who don't see this as a solution, because they love merged cells. By the way there's an Excel 2003 shortcut that works for deleting a single column even if it contains merged cells: ALT + E + D + C + ENTER Many thanks in advance, Gael.