Or, you’re free to unmerge all of your cells in Excel on Mac.
Have you ever tried tosort data in Excel, only to receive an error about merged cells?
It can be a pain to try and locate all of those merged cells manually.
Luckily, there’s a simple way to find them.
Find Merged Cells in Excel on Windows
Microsoft Excel on Windows offers aFind toolthat offers extra options.
This allows you to locate cells with specific formatting.
Currently, Excel on Mac doesn’t have this robust search tool.
These instructions currently only apply to Windows.
On Mac, you’ll need to unmerge all of your cells (as discussed below).
go for the “Find & Select” drop-down arrow and pick “Find.”
When the Find and Replace box opens, click “Options” on the bottom right.
pick the drop-down arrow for that Format button and pick “Format.”
In the Find Format box, go to the Alignment tab and check the box for Merge Cells.
Click “OK.”
This brings you back to the Find and Replace window.
you’re able to leave the Find What box empty.
Then, be sure that “Sheet” is selected in the Within box.
it’s possible for you to keep the other options as-is.
This isn’t ideal and may cause issues with the appearance or function of those merged cells.
However, it’s still an option if you’re interested.
choose the entire sheet using the triangle button on the top left where column A and row 1 meet.
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