Mac: How to Merge Cells in Excel

In order to merge cells in Microsoft Excel on the Mac, try the below easy steps.

  • Step 1: Open the Excel Spreadsheet using Excel for Mac.
  • Step 2: Now select the cells you want to merge.
  • Step 3: Make sure you are on the Home tab.
  • Step 4: Finally, click on the button "Merge & Center"
  • You may also click the drop-down next to"Merge & Center" and select from options,

    • Merge & Center
    • Merge Across
    • Merge Cells

    Note:: You may see an alert if both the cells have data - "Merging cells only keeps the upper-left value and discards other values."

    Excel Alert - Merging cells only keeps the upper-left value and discards other values

    To make things easier, below is a GIF animated demo of how the merging of cells works in action!

    Merge Cells Example Microsoft Excel for Mac

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