Issue 95936 - Cannot insert new column if cells are merged
Summary: Cannot insert new column if cells are merged
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of issue 8302
Alias: None
Product: Calc
Classification: Application
Component: editing (show other issues)
Version: OOo 3.0 RC4
Hardware: Unknown Windows XP
: P3 Trivial (vote)
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Assignee: spreadsheet
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Reported: 2008-11-06 19:42 UTC by ajbwork
Modified: 2008-11-07 10:39 UTC (History)
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Description ajbwork 2008-11-06 19:42:18 UTC 
If you have merged cells spanning columns you cannot insert a new column unless 
you unmerge the cells first.

For instance say you have 4 cells merged (A1, B1, C1, & D1) and you need to add 
a new column between columns B & C you cannot unless you unmerge the cells 
mentioned.

This is a definite limitation and needs addressed. Excel has let you inert 
columns between merged cells as far back as at least 97. 

I have recently switched my office over to OpenOffice 3 from MS Office 2000 and 
have been getting this complaint often.

Now before anyone tried to close this as a duplicate. Every issue matching this 
has been closed and referred to Issue 2131. Issue 2131 is about merging a cell 
with cells that are already merged. It has nothing to do with inserting columns 
into merged cells. PLEASE DO NOT CLOSE THIS AS A DUPLICATE WITHOUT CONFIRMING 
THE ISSUE. Issues 10858 & 95062 were closed as duplicates of 2131 and they 
shouldn't have been.
Comment 1 frank 2008-11-07 10:06:31 UTC 
double to Issue 8302

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 8302 ***
Comment 2 frank 2008-11-07 10:39:23 UTC 
closed double