The ampersand symbol is a quick and easy way to combine data in Excel. To explain this method to you, I have created sample data in Excel with the names of some persons (refer to the above screenshot) ...

The concatenate function may not be as well known as other common Excel features such as IF and VLOOKUP, but it’s still effective, even though it performs a more simple function in nature. If you are ...

Suppose we have a workbook with employee data (employee names) of an organization, as shown in the above image. Column A contains the first names of the employees, column B contains middle names of ...

In previous versions of Excel, you had to combine first and last names using the Concatenate function, or its shortcut "&" method. Those methods are still valid in Excel 2013, but the combined data ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Excel is a great program with hundreds of helpful functions. Unfortunately, one function it's lacking is a simple way to merge two or more columns ...

How to combine Excel’s VLOOKUP() function with a combo box for enhanced searching Your email has been sent When entering data in Microsoft Excel, an autocomplete feature attempts to help. You probably ...

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that the VALUE function in Microsoft Excel is obsolete. You'll probably seldom need to use it on its own, but when combined with other functions, it's still as ...

Splitting the contents of a cell into more than one column manually in Microsoft Excel would take too much time and likely result in errors. Fortunately, the program offers many ways—from built-in ...