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SPR Jul 2019 9:44am, 25 Jul 2019 28,750 posts	Quote Pin SPR I second that!
Neal Jul 2019 9:52am, 25 Jul 2019 78 posts	Quote Pin Neal There is a key difference between the use of Reply All and the use of Merge Cells. There may be valid uses of Reply All.
GregP Jul 2019 9:59am, 25 Jul 2019 113,526 posts	Quote Pin GregP Nice! ~applauds~
Pothunter Jul 2019 10:38am, 25 Jul 2019 1,405 posts	Quote Pin Pothunter I’m in
SPR Jul 2019 10:46am, 25 Jul 2019 28,751 posts	Quote Pin SPR Totally agree Neal. They should just remove the feature. Or maybe a rolling 12 month limit on its use for exceptional circumstances.
Homer Jul 2019 10:51am, 25 Jul 2019 13,121 posts	Quote Pin Homer You've pressed one of my many Pet Peeve buttons The Merge cells function has no purpose other than to bugger up the world
GlennR Jul 2019 10:57am, 25 Jul 2019 43,742 posts	Quote Pin GlennR It can be a useful first warning that the workbook you are looking at has been created by an idiot.
GregP Jul 2019 11:00am, 25 Jul 2019 113,538 posts	Quote Pin GregP Fair.
Sam Jelfs Jul 2019 11:35am, 25 Jul 2019 387 posts	Quote Pin Sam Jelfs but how else will you make pretty column headings for your forms? [given that I do almost everything in Matlab, it does not appreciate reading sheets with merged cells]
Neal Jul 2019 11:58am, 25 Jul 2019 79 posts	Quote Pin Neal Use the Centre Across Columns format, does what you want without buggering things up.