The instructions in this article apply to Microsoft Excel 2019, 2016, and Excel in Microsoft 365.

There are three separate methods for unmerging cells in Microsoft Excel.

Each method is simple to use and makes formatting cells easy to do.

Mege Cells Through Home Tab

All other data in additional cells that are merged will be deleted after the merge.

Select thecellsyou want to merge or unmerge.

Go to theAlignmentsection and select theMerge and Centerdown arrow.

Merge & Center

Select one of the merge options orUnmerge Cells.

If the highlighted cells are not merged, they will be.

If they are merged, the cells will be unmerged.

The Unmerge Cells option in Microsoft Excel.

Highlight the cells you want to merge or unmerge.

Right-poke the selected cells and selectFormat Cells.

Select or deselect theMerge Cellsoption.

The right-click, Format Cells option in Excel.

opt for cells you want to merge.

Press theAltkey on the keyboard to reveal shortcuts.

Tap theHkey to enter the Home ribbon.

Format Cells Menu

Tap theMkey to initiate the Merge Cells menu.

Press theUkey to Unmerge the cells.

so you can find merged cells with ease, follow these simple steps.

Alignment Tab

From theHometab, selectFind & Select>Find.

In theFind and Replacedialog box that opens, selectOptions.

The Find and Replace dialog box expands.

Shortcut Keys

Select theFormatdrop-down menu, then selectFormat.

SelectAlignment>Merge Cells>OK.

SelectFind Allto view all of the merged cells in your spreadsheet.

Home Shortcut

you’re able to select each item in the list to get to select each merged cell.

Once selected, you’re able to unmerge each cell as needed.

Merge Shortcut

Unmerging cells in Excel.

The Find option in the Find & Select menu of Microsoft Excel.

Find and Replace

The Format option in the Find and Replace menu in Excel.

Find Format

Find All