Select the oval

go to the formula bar

enter
=A1
and hit return.

change A1 to the upper left cell in the merged cell range.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Phil Hageman" wrote in message
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Is it possible to link text in the Oval object (from the Drawing toolbar)
with text in a merged cell range - the object being when a user types text
in one, it appears in the other? If so how would this be done?