can I copy a number of cells in a column to a single cell ina row
 

I have between 6 and 10 pieces of data which I wish to copy from the column
they are in, into a single cell (which has been merged to make it larger and
more visible to see) The data which is just a series of numbers or letters
(or a combination of both) do not need to be re-used from this merged cell
Can you help please?

Bev
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Bev

can I copy a number of cells in a column to a single cell ina row
 

You can use a formula like:

=a1&b1&c1&d1&....
or
=a1&" "&b1&" "&c1&" "&d1&...
or
=a1&char(10)&b1&char(10)&...
(to wraptext if the cell is formatted nicely)

If you have to do this for lots of cells, you may want to use this function from
JE McGimpsey:
http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/udfs/multicat.html

If you're new to macros:

Debra Dalgleish has some notes how to implement macros he
http://www.contextures.com/xlvba01.html

David McRitchie has an intro to macros:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

Ron de Bruin's intro to macros:
http://www.rondebruin.nl/code.htm

(General, Regular and Standard modules all describe the same thing.)


Bev wrote:

I have between 6 and 10 pieces of data which I wish to copy from the column
they are in, into a single cell (which has been merged to make it larger and
more visible to see) The data which is just a series of numbers or letters
(or a combination of both) do not need to be re-used from this merged cell
Can you help please?

Bev
--
Bev

--

Dave Peterson

can I copy a number of cells in a column to a single cell ina row
 

ps. The formula would be for a column:
=a1&a2&a3&....


Bev wrote:

I have between 6 and 10 pieces of data which I wish to copy from the column
they are in, into a single cell (which has been merged to make it larger and
more visible to see) The data which is just a series of numbers or letters
(or a combination of both) do not need to be re-used from this merged cell
Can you help please?

Bev
--
Bev

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Dave Peterson