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Merging two Cells without losing info
I have a very large spreadsheet that I need to reconfigure.
I have multiple cells that I need to merge without losing the information in each cell. I need to merge the information in both cells together. These cells contain first and last names that also need a space between the names after they are merged. |
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Merging two Cells without losing info
If the first name is in A1 and the surname is in B1, then use =A1&"
"&B1 Tony On Jan 31, 3:29 pm, Steve V wrote: I have a very large spreadsheet that I need to reconfigure. I have multiple cells that I need to merge without losing the information in each cell. I need to merge the information in both cells together. These cells contain first and last names that also need a space between the names after they are merged. |
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Merging two Cells without losing info
More comprehensively (no offense Tony- just building on your advise a
little), insert a column to the right of the two columns containing the first and last name. Then use the formula provided to merge the information from the two columns to the left into the newly inserted column (=a1 & " " & b1). Next, select the column containing the newly merged first and last name (presumably column C). Then, EditCopy. Then, without unselecting the C column (or by re-selecting it), EditPaste Special. Then from the "Paste Special" drop down menu, check the box next to "Values" and click OK. This will replace the C column formulas with the resulting text which means that the C column is no longer dependent on the values of A and B. Thus, you can now delete the A and B column and keep only the "merged" column you wanted. When written out like this, the procedure seems tedious but it really isn't once done a couple of times. Create a back up of your original so any goofs can be detected and fixed. -- Y "bony_tony" wrote: If the first name is in A1 and the surname is in B1, then use =A1&" "&B1 Tony On Jan 31, 3:29 pm, Steve V wrote: I have a very large spreadsheet that I need to reconfigure. I have multiple cells that I need to merge without losing the information in each cell. I need to merge the information in both cells together. These cells contain first and last names that also need a space between the names after they are merged. |
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