Policy

Stop checking for merged cells

This policy setting allows you to configure whether Accessibility Checker will verify that tables do not have merged cells. If you enable this policy setting, no check will be made. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, worksheets will be checked for merged cells and any issues will appear in the Accessibility Checker.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Office
Category Microsoft Excel 2016 / File tab / Check Accessibility
Policy ID e5c16de0a6ad
Internal name L_StopCheckingForMergedCells

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\accchecker\mergedcells (enabled) = 0
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\accchecker\mergedcells (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to configure whether Accessibility Checker will verify that tables do not have merged cells. If you enable this policy setting, no check will be made. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, worksheets will be checked for merged cells and any issues will appear in the Accessibility Checker.

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