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You may obtain a copy of + * the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 . + --> +<helpdocument version="1.0"> +<meta> +<topic id="textscalc0105060000xml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> +<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Merge and Center Cells</title> +<filename>/text/scalc/01/05060000.xhp</filename> +</topic> +<history> +<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created> +</history> +</meta> +<body> +<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id501632012952361"> + <bookmark_value>toggle merge and center cells</bookmark_value> +</bookmark> +<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:ToggleMergeCells" id="bm_id8030335" localize="false"/> +<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/modules/scalc/ui/mergecellsdialog/MergeCellsDialog" id="bm_id2745673" localize="false"/> +<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/modules/scalc/ui/mergecellsdialog/@@nowidget@@" id="bm_id2745673" localize="false"/> +<h1 id="hd_id3149785"><variable id="togglemergecells"><link href="text/scalc/01/05060000.xhp" name="Merge and Center Cells">Merge and Center Cells</link></variable></h1> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151246" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid=".">This is a toggleable control that joins all cells in a rectangular selection into a single cell, or returns merged cells to the original individual cells. When merging it will format the merged cell as center aligned.</ahelp></paragraph> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id541633057818950" xml-lang="en-US">The control is shown toggled-on whenever there are merged cells in the selection, indicating that clicking the control will unmerge those cells.</paragraph> +<section id="mergecells_warning"> +<warning id="par_id3153718">Merging cells can lead to calculation errors in formulas in the table.</warning> +</section> +<section id="howtoget"> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id441632808439621" xml-lang="en-US">Do one of the following:</paragraph> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id691632803588118" xml-lang="en-US">In the <emph>Formatting</emph> toolbar, click:</paragraph> +<table id="tab_id451632804983642"> +<tablerow> +<tablecell> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id521632804983642" xml-lang="en-US"> +<image id="img_id811632804983642" src="cmd/sc_togglemergecells.png" width="1cm" height="1cm"><alt id="alt_id921632804983642" xml-lang="en-US">Icon Merge and Center Cells</alt></image></paragraph> +</tablecell> +<tablecell> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id491632804983642" xml-lang="en-US">Merge and Center Cells</paragraph> +</tablecell> +</tablerow> +</table> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154020" xml-lang="en-US">Or, choose <variable id="format_mergecells_menu"><menuitem>Format - Merge and Unmerge Cells - </menuitem></variable><menuitem> Merge and Center Cells</menuitem>.</paragraph> +</section> +<section id="mergenotes"> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149665" xml-lang="en-US">Cells cannot be merged again without first unmerging them.</paragraph> +<note id="par_id581632979766784">Merging a cell selection that partially includes merged cells is generally possible with <emph>Unmerge Cells</emph> followed by <emph>Merge Cells</emph>, without altering the initial selection. The result will be largely depend on previous choices when merging cells made with the <emph>Merge Cells Dialog</emph> options described below.</note> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148552" xml-lang="en-US">Multiple selection is not supported, that is, the selection must be rectangular.</paragraph> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id211632985508898">The merged cell receives the name and content of the first cell of the selection.</paragraph> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id271632985709781">If more than one cell to be merged has content the <emph>Merge Cells</emph> dialog opens.</paragraph> +<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/modules/scalc/ui/mergecellsdialog/move-cells-radio" id="bm_id274567" localize="false"/> +<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/modules/scalc/ui/mergecellsdialog/keep-content-radio" id="bm_id274567" localize="false"/> +<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/modules/scalc/ui/mergecellsdialog/empty-cells-radio" id="bm_id274567" localize="false"/> +<h3 id="par_id391632360383197">Merge Cells Dialog Options</h3> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1001240" xml-lang="en-US">Three options are available:</paragraph> +<list type="unordered"> + <listitem> + <paragraph id="par_id3155879" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US"><emph>Move the contents of the hidden cells into the first cell</emph>: <ahelp hid=".">The actual contents of the hidden cells are concatenated to the first cell, and hidden cells are emptied; the results of formulas referring to the hidden cells or the first cell will be updated.</ahelp></paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph id="par_id3155878" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US"><emph>Keep the contents of the hidden cells</emph>: <ahelp hid=".">The contents of the hidden cells are kept; the results of formulas referring to the hidden cells will not change.</ahelp></paragraph> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <paragraph id="par_id3155877" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US"><emph>Empty the contents of the hidden cells</emph>: <ahelp hid=".">The contents of the hidden cells are removed; the results of formulas referring to the hidden cells will be updated.</ahelp></paragraph> + </listitem> +</list> +</section> +<section id="relatedtopics"> +<embed href="text/shared/01/05100100.xhp#mergecells"/> +<embed href="text/shared/01/05100200.xhp#unmergecells"/> +<embed href="text/scalc/guide/table_cellmerge.xhp#table_cellmerge"/> +<embed href="text/scalc/guide/cellreferences.xhp#cellreferences"/> +</section> +</body> +</helpdocument> |