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In the Excel spreadsheet program, you can merge cells to place text centrally across multiple columns. There are several ways to combine multiple cells.
Instructions: merging cells in Excel
There are several ways to merge cells in Excel. You can find the functions for this in the “Start” tab under “Alignment”. Choose the method that best suits your needs to effectively merge cells.
- Method 1: Highlight the cells you want to join. Click “Join & Center” in the “Home” tab. This method will join the selected cells and center the contents automatically. Note that only the contents of the top-left cell will be retained.
- Method 2: Highlight the cells you want to merge. Click the small arrow next to “Merge & Center” in the Home tab. Select “Merge Cells” from the drop-down menu. This option will merge the cells without centering the content.
- Method 3: To combine content from multiple cells without merging the cells themselves, select the destination cell. Enter an ampersand (&) and the cell reference, e.g. =A2&” ”&B2. This method allows you to combine contents in a separate cell and keep all the original data.
- Tips: Join the cells first and then paste the contents to avoid losing data. You can use the TEXT CHAIN function to combine contents from multiple cells. For more complex combinations, you can insert spaces, commas, or other separators into your formula, e.g. =A2&”, ”&B2.
