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    Using logic function (or other) to determine if cell is merged

    So let's say I have A1, B1, and C1 on my sheet1, and I am referencing those cells in sheet2.

    In some cases A1 and B1 are merged, and in others they are not. Is there any way on sheet2 to program it, not just to reference sheet1!A1, but also to keep the format of A1, including if that means merging with B1 on sheet2?

    I hope the question makes sense.

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    Re: Using logic function (or other) to determine if cell is merged

    Think you can use this simple UDF

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    Re: Using logic function (or other) to determine if cell is merged

    Hi and welcome to the board

    Another sensible solution is to get rid of merged cells altogether. They are more than a nuisance in XL as you have experienced

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    Re: Using logic function (or other) to determine if cell is merged

    Thanks contaminated, the UDF works well, but there are two problems that I have, one more apparent than the other.

    The main issue is that while getting a boolean response is helpful, what I would need to do to follow up with that is to then make the cell that I am running the Function in merge with the adjacent cell if the output is true.

    Is there a command line that can be created in the UDF that would enable this? Like a range.merge?

    While I would love to get rid of the merged cells, it's just not feasible with this sheet that I have inherited to work with.
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    Re: Using logic function (or other) to determine if cell is merged

    make the cell that I am running the Function in merge with the adjacent cell if the output is true.
    With some arcane exceptions, a UDF can't do anything other than return a value to the calling cell, and merging cells is not one of the exceptions.
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    Re: Using logic function (or other) to determine if cell is merged

    My fear is that I am SOL... eh?

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    Re: Using logic function (or other) to determine if cell is merged

    Quoting Mr Spreadsheet about Merged Cells

    "If you attempt to assign a value to a cell in a merged range that's not the upper-left cell, VBA ignores the instruction and doesn't generate an error."

    Perhaps this is what shg means with the arcane.

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