Before pasting go to the Format toolbar:

Format - Cells
Select the Alignment Tab and uncheck the merged cells check box; than do
your pasting.

Or you can try doing a Paste Special text without any formatting.

Michael Arch.

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"Georgie" wrote:

Hi There , I am trying to copy/paste text from a word document to a cell of
an excel sheet, but it keeps telling me that "Data on the Clipboard is not
the same size and shape as the selected area. Do I want to paste anyway" When
I respond Ok, comes back with "cannot change part of a merged cell". How can
I get around this please?
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Georgie