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Is there a keyboard shortcut to merge cells in Google Sheets? I've looked and can't find it. F4 doesn't repeat merging cells either. I'm on OSX, Apple keyboard.
Anyone been able to do this with a shortcut? I have to merge an ungodly amount of cells and would prefer to not have to use the drop down menus to do it.
There doesn't seem to be a native shortcut, but you can use Alt+O, M, and then Enter to select "Merge All" quickly from the dropdown menu.
Use @Pikachu's solution (Alt+O,M,Enter) for the first one then use Ctrl+Y (Edit - Redo) for the rest. This assumes you're doing them one after the other, as I am.
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to merge cells in Google Sheets? I've looked and can't find it. F4 doesn't repeat merging cells either. I'm on OSX, Apple keyboard.
Anyone been able to do this with a shortcut? I have to merge an ungodly amount of cells and would prefer to not have to use the drop down menus to do it.
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There doesn't seem to be a native shortcut, but you can use Alt+O, M, and then Enter to select "Merge All" quickly from the dropdown menu.
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