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combining column contents ?
In Excel 2003...I have three long columns A , B , & C. Some of the
individual cells contain text...some don't. Is there a way to combine these columns into column A without losing the text that now exist in column A ? Here's what I have: Col A Col B ColC Bob & Mary Bill etc When done I would like: Col A Col B ColC Bob & Mary Bill Thanks, Tim R |
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combining column contents ?
Is there a possibility there might be data in Column C and *no* data in
ColumnB? -- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Tim" wrote in message ... In Excel 2003...I have three long columns A , B , & C. Some of the individual cells contain text...some don't. Is there a way to combine these columns into column A without losing the text that now exist in column A ? Here's what I have: Col A Col B ColC Bob & Mary Bill etc When done I would like: Col A Col B ColC Bob & Mary Bill Thanks, Tim R |
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combining column contents ?
Yes...there is always data in A...but there may or may not be data in B & C
I'm trying to get the concatenate formula to work but so far no go...here's what I have now =CONCATENATE(I8," ",J8," ",K8) not sure tho if this is to be put into an adjoining empty column or in the column that will be the finished data above in column I or in my exempla...column A ? "RagDyer" wrote in message ... Is there a possibility there might be data in Column C and *no* data in ColumnB? -- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Tim" wrote in message ... In Excel 2003...I have three long columns A , B , & C. Some of the individual cells contain text...some don't. Is there a way to combine these columns into column A without losing the text that now exist in column A ? Here's what I have: Col A Col B ColC Bob & Mary Bill etc When done I would like: Col A Col B ColC Bob & Mary Bill Thanks, Tim R |
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combining column contents ?
Try this:
Insert a *new* Column I *temporarily*. In the new I8, enter: =IF(AND(J8<"",K8="",L8=""),J8,IF(K8="",J8&" "&L8,TRIM(J8&" "&K8&" "&L8))) And copy down as needed. To remove the text formulas and leave just the data behind, select the cells in Column I that you copied this formula to, and right click in the selection. Choose "Copy", And right click again in the selection, and click on "Paste Special", Then click on "Values", then <OK, then hit <Esc. If you wish, you can now delete Column J (*old* Column I), and have your old configuration back, with the revised data in the new Column I. -- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Tim" wrote in message ... Yes...there is always data in A...but there may or may not be data in B & C I'm trying to get the concatenate formula to work but so far no go...here's what I have now =CONCATENATE(I8," ",J8," ",K8) not sure tho if this is to be put into an adjoining empty column or in the column that will be the finished data above in column I or in my exempla...column A ? "RagDyer" wrote in message ... Is there a possibility there might be data in Column C and *no* data in ColumnB? -- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Tim" wrote in message ... In Excel 2003...I have three long columns A , B , & C. Some of the individual cells contain text...some don't. Is there a way to combine these columns into column A without losing the text that now exist in column A ? Here's what I have: Col A Col B ColC Bob & Mary Bill etc When done I would like: Col A Col B ColC Bob & Mary Bill Thanks, Tim R |
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Thanks much....I will use this often in my projects...is there a way to
'store' this function in a user functions type part of Excel...so I don't have to cut/past all the time when I use this (these) ? "RagDyer" wrote in message ... Try this: Insert a *new* Column I *temporarily*. In the new I8, enter: =IF(AND(J8<"",K8="",L8=""),J8,IF(K8="",J8&" "&L8,TRIM(J8&" "&K8&" "&L8))) And copy down as needed. To remove the text formulas and leave just the data behind, select the cells in Column I that you copied this formula to, and right click in the selection. Choose "Copy", And right click again in the selection, and click on "Paste Special", Then click on "Values", then <OK, then hit <Esc. If you wish, you can now delete Column J (*old* Column I), and have your old configuration back, with the revised data in the new Column I. -- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Tim" wrote in message ... Yes...there is always data in A...but there may or may not be data in B & C I'm trying to get the concatenate formula to work but so far no go...here's what I have now =CONCATENATE(I8," ",J8," ",K8) not sure tho if this is to be put into an adjoining empty column or in the column that will be the finished data above in column I or in my exempla...column A ? "RagDyer" wrote in message ... Is there a possibility there might be data in Column C and *no* data in ColumnB? -- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Tim" wrote in message ... In Excel 2003...I have three long columns A , B , & C. Some of the individual cells contain text...some don't. Is there a way to combine these columns into column A without losing the text that now exist in column A ? Here's what I have: Col A Col B ColC Bob & Mary Bill etc When done I would like: Col A Col B ColC Bob & Mary Bill Thanks, Tim R |
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