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SYMPTOMSWhen you copy a merged cell, select a destination cell or range of cells, and then use the Paste Special command, Microsoft Excel may paste the contents of the merged cell into a single cell in the destination range. In addition, Microsoft Excel may fail to apply the merged cell format to the destination cell range. CAUSE
This behavior occurs when the following conditions are true:
MORE INFORMATIONA merged cell is created by combining two or more selected cells. Excel places the upper-leftmost data in the selected range into the resulting merged cell. The upper-left cell contains the value or formula for the merged cells. For example, if you merge cells A1:A3, A1 contains the value of the merged cell, and cells A2 and A3 are empty. REFERENCESFor more information about merging worksheet cells, click Contents and Index
on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Excel Help, type the
following text merging, cellsand then double-click the selected text to go to the "Merge cells to span several columns or rows" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant. Additional query words: XL98 blank
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