run time error 1004 cant do this to merge cells

[drop05]

Hello, i am getting a run time error we cant do this to merged cells. e29 is merged so using columns E and F and the then what the code is doing is pasting the formula into that cells. Then trying to copy the formula paste it into the cells basically repasting it into e29 when "I" is one then when "I" = 2 it will paste into i29, however I29 is also merge not sure how to get rid of this error

Sub Formula_change()

Dim rowNum, ColAmt, colNum, colOff, i As Integer

rowNum = 29
ColAmt = 4
colNum = 4
colOff = 1
i = 1

Dim main As Workbook
Set main = Application.ThisWorkbook
Dim main_ws As Worksheet

Dim page1 As Worksheet
Set page1 = main.Worksheets("Page 1")

page1.Range("E29").FormulaR1C1 = "=IF(IFERROR(VLOOKUP(R[-37]C[-1],'List'!R4C7:R200C18,12,FALSE),0)=""Please fill out"",""--"",IFERROR(VLOOKUP(R[-37]C[-1],'List'!R4C7:R200C18,12,FALSE),0))"

Application.CutCopyMode = False
page1.Range("E29").Copy
page1.Cells(29, (((i - 1) * (entColAmtCol)) + colNum) + colOffFourCol).PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteFormulasAndNumberFormats

End Sub

The error is happening here in the copde

page1.Cells(29, (((i - 1) * (entColAmtCol)) + colNum) + colOffFourCol).PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteFormulasAndNumberFormats

 

[Jon Peltier]

The easiest way to avoid the problem is to avoid merging cells. This is considered best practice by experienced Excel users.

Merging cells is appropriate in a sheet which is used only to display outputs, but is never appropriate in a sheet used for data or for calculations.

 

[drop05]

The easiest way to avoid the problem is to avoid merging cells. This is considered best practice by experienced Excel users.

Merging cells is appropriate in a sheet which is used only to display outputs, but is never appropriate in a sheet used for data or for calculations.

Gotcha, i guess a good work around is change it to this

Sub Formula_change()

Dim rowNum, ColAmt, colNum, colOff, i As Integer

rowNum = 29
ColAmt = 4
colNum = 4
colOff = 1
i = 1

Dim main As Workbook
Set main = Application.ThisWorkbook
Dim main_ws As Worksheet

Dim page1 As Worksheet
Set page1 = main.Worksheets("Page 1")

page1.Cells(29, (((i - 1) * (entColAmtCol)) + colNum) + colOffFourCol).FormulaR1C1 = "=IF(IFERROR(VLOOKUP(R[-37]C[-1],'List'!R4C7:R200C18,12,FALSE),0)=""Please fill out"",""--"",IFERROR(VLOOKUP(R[-37]C[-1],'List'!R4C7:R200C18,12,FALSE),0))"

believe that may work, its not pasting into merge cells but instead just putting the formula