DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
HOW TO USE THE CONCATENATE FUNCTION IN EXCEL
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Detailed explanation-1: -Type =CONCAT(. Select the cell you want to combine first. Use commas to separate the cells you are combining and use quotation marks to add spaces, commas, or other text. Close the formula with a parenthesis and press Enter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Use CONCATENATE, one of the text functions, to join two or more text strings into one string. Important: In Excel 2016, Excel Mobile, and Excel for the web, this function has been replaced with the CONCAT function.
Detailed explanation-3: -Use the CONCATENATE function: In the menu bar, select Insert, Function. Click Text functions and select CONCATENATE. Enter A1 in the text1 field, B1 in the text2 field, and C1 in the text3 field. Click OK.
Detailed explanation-4: -Both of these functions let you join (concatenate) text in different cells together. TEXTJOIN lets you join values with a delimiter of your choice, and has an option to ignore empty values. CONCAT simply mashes all values together without options.
Detailed explanation-5: -The fastest and easiest way to combine two or more cells in Excel is to use the built-in Merge and Center option. The whole process takes only 2 quick steps: Select the contiguous cells you want to combine. On the Home tab > Alignment group, click the Merge & Center.