Sub MergeLinkedCells()
Dim r as Integer
Dim i as integer
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
With Sheet1
r = .cells(rows.count,1).end(xlup).row
for i = r to 2 step-1
if .cells(i,2).value = .cells(i-1,2).value then
.range(.cells(i-1,2),.cells(i,2)).Merge
end if
next
End With
application.DisplayAlerts = True
End Sub