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How to add text cells together into one cell in Excel?

Author Siluvia Last modified

Sometimes, you need to combine text cells into one cell for a specific purpose. In this article, we will show you two methods to add text cells together into one cell in Excel with details.

Add text cells together into one cell with formula
Add text cells together into one cell with Kutools for Excel


Add text cells together into one cell with formula

You can add text cells together into one cell with formula. Please do as follows.

1. Select a blank cell (says cell C2) adjacent to the cells you want to add together, then enter the formula =A2&" "&B2 into the Formula Bar, and press the Enter key.

A screenshot of the formula =A2&

Note: In the formula, A2 and B2 are the cells you want to combine together; and " " means that the combined texts will be separated by space. You can change the cell references as well as separator as you need.

2. Keep selecting the Cell C2, drag the Fill Handle down to the cells you need to apply the formula. See screenshot:

Then the text cells are added together into one cell.

A screenshot showing the Fill Handle being dragged down to apply the formula to multiple cells in Excel


Add text cells together into one cell with Kutools for Excel

The Combine Rows, Columns or Cells without Losing Data utility of Kutools for Excel helps to easily add text cells together into one cell in Excel. Please do as follows.

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1. Select the range with text cells you need to add together, then click Kutools > Merge & SplitCombine Rows, Columns or Cells without Losing Data

A screenshot of the Combine Rows, Columns or Cells without Losing Data option in the Kutools tab on the ribbon

2. In the Combine Rows, Columns or Cells without Losing Data dialog box, you need to:

2.1 Select Combine columns option if the cells you want to combine are located in the same row but different columns. Otherwise, select the other option based on your selection.
2.2 Specify a separator and select a position to place the combined result.
2.3 And it is optional to keep, delete or merge the combined cells in the Options section.
2.4 Click the OK button.

A screenshot of the Combine Rows, Columns or Cells without Losing Data dialog box

You can see the text cells are added together into one cell as below screenshot shown.

A screenshot of the final result showing text cells combined into one cell

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