Question

1. Do you think Merge & Centre
is a useful feature? Why?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Merge & Center is a feature in excel that combines multiple cells and centers the contents of the first cell. You can merge columns and rows too. This is used to combine multiple cells into a single cell and create the main headers for Excel dashboards in Microsoft Excel.

Answer 2

I do not recommend using Merge and Center if you can avoid it.

You should instead use “Center Across Selection”

Selecting the relevant range

Right-click, choose Format Cells.

Go to Alignment tab, choose Horizontal → Center Across Selection

There is a single type of instance in which I utilize the Merge feature: in cases where I wish to present a user with a validation drop-down but not every validation list option will fit into a single cell, I will merge cells horizontally to widen the drop-down sufficiently.

I use this trick very sparingly, and always with future compatibility in mind, because merged cells may cause problems when accessed via VBA.