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Old 05-21-2015, 01:50 PM
wendyloooo wendyloooo is offline Table will not allow sorting because "cells are merged".  I can't find the merged cells. Windows XP Table will not allow sorting because "cells are merged".  I can't find the merged cells. Office 2010 64bit
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Default Table will not allow sorting because "cells are merged". I can't find the merged cells.

I have deleted all header rows, and headers/footers.
I have searched and search and cannot find any merged cells.
How can I find what is upsetting the Sort process?
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Old 05-26-2015, 01:19 PM
Ulodesk Ulodesk is offline Table will not allow sorting because "cells are merged".  I can't find the merged cells. Windows 7 64bit Table will not allow sorting because "cells are merged".  I can't find the merged cells. Office 2013
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Just a hunch: When columns are not perfectly aligned, Word tables can get confused. This can happen, for instance, when a cell's vertical border is moved, inadvertently or not.


It can also be difficult to see. I recommend enlarging the view so that even a slight misalignment will show. Another detective technique is to select each column individually and see if the selection jumps to a horizontally neighboring cell at any point.

If you find a cell wall that needs adjusting, select the cell, with or without adjacent cells, or the row, and use Alt+drag to fine tune the alignment at an enlarged view.

Hope this helps.
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