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<bookmark_value>merge/merging cells</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>unmerge/unmerging cells</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id8005005" role="heading" level="1"><variable id="table_cellmerge"><link href="text/scalc/guide/table_cellmerge.xhp" name="Merging and Unmerging Cells">Merge and Unmerge Cells</link></variable></paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id8049867" role="paragraph">You can select a range of cells, then merge them into a single cell. Conversely, you can take a previously merged cell and divide it back into individual cells.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0509200913480176" role="note">When you copy cells into a target range containing merged cells, the target range gets unmerged first, then the copied cells are pasted in. If the copied cells are merged cells, they retain their merge state.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1272927" role="paragraph">Click and drag to select the cells to be merged then do one of the following:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id221632803290526" xml-lang="en-US">In the Formatting toolbar click:</paragraph>
<embed href="text/swriter/00/00000405.xhp#symerge_cells"/>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154351" xml-lang="en-US">Or, right click the selection to open the context menu and choose <menuitem>Merge Cells</menuitem>.<br/>If <menuitem>Unmerge Cells</menuitem> is present instead then the cell selection contains merged cells and cannot be merged further.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id931632803442925" xml-lang="en-US">Or, in the <emph>Properties</emph> sidebar mark the <emph>Merge Cells</emph> checkbox.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154020" xml-lang="en-US">Or, choose <menuitem>Format - Merge and Unmerge Cells - Merge Cells</menuitem></paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id6424146" role="listitem">Or, choose <menuitem>Format - Merge and Unmerge Cells - Merge and Center Cells</menuitem></paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id961632012538771" role="listitem">The cells will be merged and the content will be centered in the merged cell.</paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id7116611" role="paragraph">Select the cell to be unmerged, or a selection that includes the cells to be unmerged then do one of the following:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id581632820903635" xml-lang="en-US">In the Formatting toolbar, click:</paragraph>
<embed href="text/swriter/00/00000405.xhp#sysplit_cells"/>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id431632277778130" role="paragraph">Or, right click the selection to open the context menu and choose <menuitem>Unmerge Cells</menuitem>.<br/>If <menuitem>Merge Cells</menuitem> is present instead then the selection does not contain any merged cells.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id261632277824041" role="paragraph">Or, in the <emph>Properties</emph> sidebar clear the <emph>Merge Cells</emph> checkbox.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id9493087" role="listitem">Or, choose <menuitem>Format - Merge and Unmerge Cells - Unmerge Cells</menuitem>.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id561632820960500" role="paragraph">Or, toggle <menuitem>Format - Merge and Unmerge Cells - Merge and Center Cells</menuitem></paragraph>
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