#How to merge cells in a table in excel how to
#How to merge cells in a table in excel full

#How to merge cells in a table in excel full

In cell E2 (create a new column as Full Address), I write this formula:

#How to merge cells in a table in excel how to

Read more: How to Merge Text from Two Cells in Excel 2) Merging 3 cells with no loss of data (& adding some extra characters) Instead of CONCATENATE () function, you can also refer to cells directly like the following image. Select both the A and B columns, right-click anywhere on the selected area, and choose the Delete command. Now letвЂ™s delete the unnecessary columns ( First Name and Last Name columns). So, our cells are freed up from formulas and show only the values. Now press CTRL + C on the keyboard to copy the entire column and press CTRL + V to paste the copied values in the same place.Д¬lick on the CTRL dropdown and choose the Values (V) option from the Paste Values row. LetвЂ™s free up this new column from formulas.Д¬hoose the entire column either using the mouse or using this keyboard shortcut ( CTRL + SHIFT + Down Arrow) when your cell pointer is placed at the first cell of the column. Now this new column ( Full Name) holds Excel formulas, so we cannot delete our First Name and Last Name column data. You are seeing all the first names and last names are merged into a new column. I press enter and drag down this formula for all the cells (up to there is data) in the column. Now in cell C2, I input this formula: =CONCATENATE(A2,' ',B2) We insert a new column after the Last Name and name it as Full Name. 1) Merging two cells using CONCATENATE () function We want to merge two or more cells without losing data. Cell A2 and B2 are merged into one cell A2 and it is only showing the value, Rickey. If you click on the OK button, then cell A2вЂ™s value (upper-left) will be intact and cell B2вЂ™s value will be discarded. So, I select cells A2 and B2 and click on the drop-down part of the Merge & Center command and choose Merge & Center command from the list.Д®xcel will show you a message like the following one.

Say, I want to combine вЂFirst NameвЂ™ and вЂLast NameвЂ™ parts and want to make вЂFull NameвЂ™.

In the image below, you are seeing some First names, last names, and some addresses (Address 1, Address 2, and Address 3). Further Readings Why cannot you use Merge & Center command in this case?