How to Merge Cells (Combine Cells contents) in Excel Without Losing Data
We may combine cells and their contents in Microsoft Excel frequently. However, do you find out the easiest way to combine cell contents? Here we will talk about how to combine cell contents in Excel easily and quickly.
Combine multiple cells into one cell with Merge Command
Combine multiple cells into one cell with VBA code
Combine multiple cells into one cell with Kutools for Excel without losing data
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Combine multiple cells into one cell with Merge Command
In Microsoft Excel, we always use Merge command to merge selected cells into one cell.
1. Select the range of cells that you want to combine.
2. Click Home > Merge & Center > Merge Cells. See screenshot:
3. Then all selected cells will be merged into one cell, but only the contents in upper-left cell of selected cell range will be remained. See screenshots:
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Most of us may not want this result, we need to merge the cell contents without losing the data. The following method can help you.
Combine multiple cells into one cell with VBA code
The following VBA code can help you to combine multiple cells into one cell, and you can apply the code with following steps:
1. Select the range of cells that you want to combine.
2. Click Developer >Visual Basic, a new Microsoft Visual Basic for applications window will be displayed, click Insert > Module, and input the following code into the Module:
Sub JoinAndMerge()
Dim outputText As String
delim = " "
On Error Resume Next
For Each cell In Selection
outputText = outputText & cell.Value & delim
Next cell
With Selection
.Clear
.Cells(1).Value = outputText
.Merge
.HorizontalAlignment = xlGeneral
.VerticalAlignment = xlCenter
.WrapText = True
End With
End Sub
3. Then click 
button to execute the code. All of the contents in multiple cells have been merged into one cell with spaces. See screenshots:
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Combine multiple cells into one cell with Kutools for Excel without losing data
If you have Kutools for Excel installed, you can combine cell contents of multiple columns or rows conveniently without using formulas. You can:
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1. Select the cells that you want to merge the data. And apply this utility by clicking Kutools > Combine.
2. In the Combine Columns & Rows dialog box, specify the options that you need. See screenshot:
- Select Into single cell under Merge selected cells.
- Specify a separator for the combined data. You can separated each content with space, nothing, semicolon, or specific text. And you can also display the combined content in a new line.
3. Then click OK, all of the data in multiple cells have been merged into one cell. See screenshots:
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| Use Space as separator | No separator (Nothing) | Other separator (\) |
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The Combine feature of Kutools for Excel can be much more helpful. Know more about the Combine feature...
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