<p>If you need to merge cells to position your text better (e.g., the name of the table or a long text fragment within the table), use the <b>Merge</b> tool of <b>ONLYOFFICE Spreadsheet Editor</b>.</p>
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<h2id="step1"><spanclass="style_step"> Type 1. </span>Merge and Align Center</h2>
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Click on the cell at the beginning of the needed range, hold the left mouse button, and drag until you select the cell range you need.
<pclass="note">The selected cells <b>must</b> be adjacent. Only the data in the <b>upper-left cell of the selected range</b> will remain in the merged cell. Data in other cells of the selected range will be deleted.</p>
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Go to the <b>Home</b> tab and click on the <b>Merge and center</b> icon <imgalt="merge and center icon"src="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/OfficeWeb/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/resources/help/en/images/merge.png"/>.
<p><imgalt="merge and center - result"src="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/images/Help/Guides/big/guide135/merge_and_center.png"></p>
Go to the <b>Home</b> tab and click on the arrow next to the <b>Merge and center</b><imgalt="Merge and center icon"src="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/OfficeWeb/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/resources/help/en/images/merge.png"/> icon to open a drop-down menu.
<p><imgalt="merge and center - menu"src="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/images/Help/Guides/big/guide135/type 2_menu.png"></p>
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Choose the <b>Merge Across</b> option to align the text left and preserve the rows without merging them.
Go to the <b>Home</b> tab and click on the arrow next to the <b>Merge and center</b><imgalt="Merge and center icon"src="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/OfficeWeb/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/resources/help/en/images/merge.png"/> icon to open a drop-down menu.
<p><imgalt="merge and center - menu"src="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/images/Help/Guides/big/guide135/merge_and_center_menu.png"></p>
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<li>Choose the <b>Merge Cells</b> option to preserve the preset alignment.</li>
Go to the <b>Home</b> tab and click on the arrow next to the <b>Merge and center</b><imgalt="Merge and center icon"src="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/OfficeWeb/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/resources/help/en/images/merge.png"/> icon to open a drop-down menu.