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Default error message: merged cells must be same size

scanned part and entered part of contact list alpha in Excel 2002. Need to
sort by state which is separate column. Keep getting error message: merged
cells must be same size. Can't see any difference. How to find out what
cells are different? Or is there a different way to sort this list than
using the "Sort" function?

Thanks!
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Default error message: merged cells must be same size

Somewhere in the data you have a merged cell.

Work on a copy of the data. Select the data and use
Format-Cells-Alignment and uncehck the Merge Cells checkbox. Then you'll
be able to sort

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scanned part and entered part of contact list alpha in Excel 2002. Need to
sort by state which is separate column. Keep getting error message: merged
cells must be same size. Can't see any difference. How to find out what
cells are different? Or is there a different way to sort this list than
using the "Sort" function?

Thanks!

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Default error message: merged cells must be same size

Thanks, Duke. Your advice worked like a charm. Much obliged.

"Duke Carey" wrote:

Somewhere in the data you have a merged cell.

Work on a copy of the data. Select the data and use
Format-Cells-Alignment and uncehck the Merge Cells checkbox. Then you'll
be able to sort

"Buckskin" wrote:

scanned part and entered part of contact list alpha in Excel 2002. Need to
sort by state which is separate column. Keep getting error message: merged
cells must be same size. Can't see any difference. How to find out what
cells are different? Or is there a different way to sort this list than
using the "Sort" function?

Thanks!

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