Sorry, meant to add - Format / cells / Centre across selection usually gives
the same visual effect without any of the usual associated hassles.

Regards
Ken.............

"Ken Wright" wrote in message
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Merging cells is something that most in here will avoid like the plague.

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Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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"RT" wrote in message
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When I merge two cells in excel 2003 and format to word wrap, the row
height
is not adjusting to show wraped text. I am forced to manually adjust row
height