--- sc/source/ui/view/viewfun3.cxx.old	2007-02-08 00:11:40.000000000 +0100
+++ sc/source/ui/view/viewfun3.cxx	2007-02-08 23:05:42.000000000 +0100
@@ -845,10 +845,9 @@
 
 	if (bClipOver)
         if (lcl_SelHasAttrib( pDoc, nStartCol,nStartRow, nUndoEndCol,nUndoEndRow, rMark, HASATTR_OVERLAPPED ))
-        {       // "Cell merge not possible if cells already merged"
-			ErrorMessage(STR_MSSG_PASTEFROMCLIP_1);
-			delete pTransClip;
-			return FALSE;
+        {       // "Cell merge are possible if we unmerge cells before insertion"
+			ScRange destRange( nStartCol, nStartRow, nStartTab, nUndoEndCol, nUndoEndRow, nEndTab );
+		    pDocSh->GetDocFunc().UnmergeCells(destRange, FALSE, TRUE);
 		}
 
 	if ( !bCutMode )