
For example, if we want to combine cell A1 and A2, then the combine cell formula will look like A1&A2. Even now, when you merge 2 cells with numeric value, it askes you if the contents of the hidden cells should be moved into the first cell, and if you choose Yes, it converts the values to concatenated text in stead of giving you the option of summing the values, strange behavior for a spreadsheet in my opinion. Now press the equal sign and select both the cells separated by the ampersand (&) sign. Split text from one cell into multiple 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). I get the feeling the logic behind merging cells goes back to merging column headers and has not much evolved since. To merge cells without centering, click the arrow next to Merge and Center, and then click Merge Across or Merge Cells.

In my view it should detect that it is a hidden and merged cell, and move on upwards, untill it reaches a non hidden cell that does not have a numeric value (or row 1 is reached ofcourse). When it hits a cell that does not have a numeric value it stops. It appears that AutoSum has a bottom-up approach, it goes through the cells above it from the cell right above it upwards. Select cell F5, hit AutoSum, 4 appears in F5 with formula "=SUM(F4)" Select E1 to E4, hit AutoSum, 10 appears in E5 with formula "=SUM(E1:E4)" So, I created my own table in a new word document on a separate machine and when I.

For instance, we have applied the Number format ‘ Text ’ to the formula cells of the above dataset. Most of the time this happens when the formula cell is formatted as Text. In the popup screen, go to the Alignment tab, and click on the dropdown next to Horizontal. Reason 1: Concatenate in Excel Not Working If formula Cell Number Format is Text Sometimes, cell values are not combined even if the formula is written correctly. Select A1 and B1, and Right Click on top of them. Clipboard01.png (2.12 KiB) Viewed 10323 timesįirst fill E1 and F1 with 1, E2 and F2 with 2, E4 and F4 with 4, merge E2 and E3, merge F2 and F3 We thought maybe we could just re-add the text, but it wont let us even get the cursor inside the blank cells. Select the merged areas, then go to the Home tab, Alignment group, select the dropdown for Merge and Center, and select Unmerge cells.
