There was this guy in India who rolled across the continent on his back.
Using merged cells is like that - you can but for Gods sake WHY?!

activesheet.protect Password:="", UserInterfaceOnly:=True
'code to merge

In case you change your mind ;)
Code to unmerge - [B2:D4].UnMerge


Regards
Robert McCurdy

"EG" wrote in message ...
is it possible to merge cells in a protected worksheet?

Eric