Use the "merge cells" button, not the "merge across" button.

Select the cells first then click on the button to merge vertically.

Then be prepared for the usual problems with merged cells.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:25:09 GMT, bbelly wrote:

The button "merge across" allows you to pick a group of cells, and
merges them along rows.

I need to pick a group of cells and have them merge in columns.

Perhaps someone has seen such a need, and has a code?

Thanks