Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 40686
Merge Cells
Last modified: 2013-08-07 15:12:27 UTC
Can we have the ability when merging cells to have adjacent columns merged to a single column and maintain the rows. Current method when selecting multiple rows and colums is to merge into one cell. example: Existing Condition A B C 1 FD SIB (1075) 2 PL IB 3 SET SPIKE STN 4 DT 0.50 Above cells in selection set Required After Merge A 1 FD SIB (1075) 2 PL IB 3 SET SPIKE STN 4 DT 0.50 Thank You
requirements
that would be a great enhancement I have now here a large data set with thousands of rows in 78 colummns which every two columns have to be merged but the rows need to survive (as they represent cases) would there be an opportunity for a workaround? such as a macro: (selecting the (in my case) two columns), finding the rows with data in the two columns, select the two cells and merge them without data loss.
I found a work around for this problem: I use the CONCATENATE-function. e.g., =concatenate(D2," ",E2) - that has a similar effect than to merge the two cells - the difference is that a third column is necessary
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