In this video, we provide you with a step-by-step guide to mastering the art of merging cells effortlessly. Whether you are a beginner or just need a quick refresher, our easy-to-follow instructions will help you combine cells without any hassle.
In this video, we provide you with a step-by-step guide to mastering the art of merging cells effortlessly. Whether you are a beginner or just need a quick refresher, our easy-to-follow instructions will help you combine cells without any hassle.
How do you merge cells in Excel and google sheets? I’m Kyle with TechnologyAdvice, I’ll show you how to merge those. C’mon over. I’m using Google Sheets for most of this demonstration. Just about everything I’ll discuss carries over to Excel, but if something doesn’t I’ll be sure to point it out. To start, select the cells you want to merge. Now find the merge cells button, by default it’s in the hotbar at the top of your screen. It looks like this for Google Sheets and this for Excel.
The simplest option, and likely what you’ll be doing the most, is to just hit that button, and it will merge all the cells you’ve got selected. That can be a row, a column, or even just a big clump of cells. For those that prefer to use hotkeys instead of clicking around, you can press Alt+O, then M, then M again if you’re on Google Sheets. If you’re over on Excel, it’s Alt+H, then M, then M again. Oh, and if you’re on Mac, just swap out the Alt in those commands with Option.
I recommend not using merged cells for any data that’ll be heavily used, and stick to using it for headers and aesthetic purposes. If you notice, the “merge cells” button has a little drop-down arrow to the right of it. If you click on that, you can see a handful more options for some specialized tasks. The “merge all” option works in exactly the same way that pressing the button does. The “merge vertically” option will merge the cells that are stacked on top of each other, creating a long column-like merged cell.
Similarly, the “merge horizontally” option merges the cells that are side to side, creating a long row-like merged cell. The last option is only applicable if you’re selecting a previously merged cell, and it allows you to unmerge them. Keep in mind, you cannot unmerge or split a single cell. Think of a cell like a 1x1 Lego block. You can merge multiples of those together, but you break it down smaller. Check out my xlookup video for another fun tutorial on vlookup’s cooler cousin, and swing on by to TechnologyAdvice.com for more info and other tech goodies. Thanks for watching, I’m Kyle, this is TechnologyAdvice, and I’ll see you next time. Bye!
In this video, we provide you with a step-by-step guide to mastering the art of merging cells effortlessly. Whether you are a beginner or just need a quick refresher, our easy-to-follow instructions will help you combine cells without any hassle.
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