merging cells

crtas1

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I am trying to merge 4 lines of text. I keep getting the error message "The selection contains multiple data values. Merging into one cell will keep the upper-most data only."

The text looks like the below each line in a different cell. I would like all four in one cell

we need the following
information blah
please return a claims
blah blah
 

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On 2002-09-24 12:34, crtas1 wrote:
I am trying to merge 4 lines of text. I keep getting the error message "The selection contains multiple data values. Merging into one cell will keep the upper-most data only."

The text looks like the below each line in a different cell. I would like all four in one cell

we need the following
information blah
please return a claims
blah blah

=A1&CHAR(10)&A2&CHAR(10)&A3&CHAR(10)&A4

Wrap text using Format|Alignment.
 
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I am sorry I should have been more specific. I need the four cells to be merged vertically. I still want it to look the same just be one cell.
 
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1) Open the VB editor (Alt F11)
2) Hit Ctrl+R to ensure that the Project Explorer is visible
3) In there you should be able to see your workbook saying something like VBAProject (Workbookname.xls)
4) Double click on the Thisworkbook icon
5) The code module opens up
6) Paste this code into it:

Sub merge()
With ActiveCell
.Value = .Value & Chr(10) & .Offset(1) & Chr(10) & .Offset(2) & Chr(10) & .Offset(3)
.Offset(1).Clear
.Offset(2).Clear
.Offset(3).Clear
End With
End Sub

7) Select the cell containing "we need the following" (top cell)
:cool: Hit Alt+F8 to open the macro window and run Thisworkbook.merge
 
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I want to do the same thing, except I want the results to be the following:

Before:

Allen
is
really
cool

After:
Allen is really cool

I'd also want for the empty row to be deleted.
 
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