Step-By-Step EXERCISE 1-12

Merge and Split Cells in a Range

In your Blues file, select
In some cases, you may need to merge cells together in order to make your workbook
cells A1:D1.
look better. When cells are merged, two or more cells are combined and the information
On the Home tab, in the inside the cells is either centered in that area or left-aligned. If you decide that you no
Alignment group, click the longer want cells to be merged, you can split the merged cells back into their normal sizes.
Merge & Center
FIGURE 1.27 Merged and centered cells
drop-down arrow. Select
Merge Cells. The cells are
merged but not centered.

Choose Home>
Alignment>Merge &
Center . Cells A1:D1 Merge & Center
are now unmerged. Click
Merge & Center again.

Your screen
should look like Figure 1.27.

Choose Home>
Alignment and click the
Merge & Center .
A1:D1 are now unmerged. FIGURE 1.28 Unmerged cells

Your screen
should look like Figure 1.28.

Save and close your

workbook. Exit Excel.

Continue to the next exercise.

To save time, use the

Create from Selection
command in the Defined
Names group to select
and create names from
existing row and column
labels. Press to move to the next cell in a row.

Lesson 1: Exercise 1-12 Advanced Excel 126