Want to automate some formatting functions

[lordfa9]

Hi All

I have this attached example file, the 1st page is the raw data and the 2nd page is the ideal formatting I'm trying to acheive

What I need is for:
The cells in column A to be merged if the name is the same
The thick black outline to be applied to encircle every different unique name

How do I do this? Do I need to use a macro or is there a way to set the conditional formatting?

[benishiryo]

hi there. that's a very good sample file. try:

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How to install your new code

1. Copy the Excel VBA code
2. Select the workbook in which you want to store the Excel VBA code
3. Press Alt+F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor
4. Choose Insert > Module
5. Edit > Paste the macro into the module that appeared
6. Close the VBEditor
7. Save your workbook (Excel 2007+ select a macro-enabled file format, like *.xlsm)

To run the Excel VBA code:

1. Press Alt-F8 to open the macro list
2. Select a macro in the list
3. Click the Run button

[lordfa9]

had to tweak the code abit but I got what I need

Only thing is that my source file does not come with the hairline lines in the middle (as shown in the pic). I originally planned to add them using conditional formatting but conditional formatting overides what the macro does. How do I tweak the code to add those hairline borders in?