Unmerging all merged cells

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Here's a quick way to unmerge all merged cells in a worksheet:

   1.   Select all cells in the worksheet.

A quick way to do so is to click the triangle at the intersection of the row headers and column headers:

Select all cells in Excel 365

   2.   On the Home tab, in the Alignment group:

  • If Merge & Center isn't highlighted, there are no merged cells in the selected area.
  • If the Merge & Center button is highlighted, click it:
Merge and Center in Excel 365

   3.   In the Merge & Center list, select Unmerge Cells to unmerge all cells in the selected area:

Unmerge cells in Excel 365

See also how to put the data from merged cells to all of the unmerged cells.

See also this tip in French: Annuler la fusion de toutes les cellules fusionnées.

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