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Community articleWhy cells sometimes cannot be merged in Notes Designer
Added by ~Frank Quetlupulikle | Edited by ~Frank Quetlupulikle on March 17, 2010 | Version 2
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Tags: Form Table Merge Cells

Have you ever been wondering, why sometimes you cannot merge cells in Notes Designer? Two cells are selected, you want to merge them, but the menu item is grayed out?

 
Merge Cells - Grayed Out


If this happens, you probably set the properties of at least one of the cells to "Fixed width". Just uncheck the option in all cells that are to be merged, and you will be able to merge them.

Fixed Width

 


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Marcus Foerster works as Systems Architect for Pentos AG in Munich, Germany. His focus lies on the application side, creating collaboration systems for users, groups and enterprises to get their daily work done. This approach includes integrating complex workflows with intuitive user interfaces, using Lotus Notes/Domino with Adobe Flex and other Web technologies.
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