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How to transpose and concatenate cells into one column with delimiter in Excel?

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For instance, here are some cells in a range, and what I want is to transpose the cells and then concatenate cells into one column as sentences as below screenshot show. Do you have any tricks to quickly solve this task in Excel?
transpose and concatenate cells with delimiter

Transpose and concatenate cells into one column with delimiter by formulas

Transpose and concatenate cells into one column with delimiter by Combine feature good idea3


Transpose and concatenate cells into one column with delimiter by formulas

You can transpose the cells first in a new sheet, and then apply a formula to concatenate them.

1. Select the cells you want to transpose, and press Ctrl + C to copy, and go to a new sheet, right click at B1, and choose Transpose from Paste Options in context menu. See screenshot:
transpose the cells first

2. In A1 of the new sheet, enter this formula =TRIM(CONCATENATE(B1," ",C1," ",D1," ",E1," ",F1," ",G1," ",H1," ",I1," ",J1," ",K1," ",L1," ",M1," ",N1," ",O1," ",
P1," ",Q1," ",R1," ",S1," ",T1," ",U1," ",V1," ",W1," ",X1," ",Y1," ",Z1," ")), press Enter key, and drag down to fill formula to the cells. See screenshot:
apply a formula to combine the data

In the formula, B1,C1…are the cells you want to concatenate, and “ “ is the delimiter, you can change them as you need.


Transpose and concatenate cells into one column with delimiter by Combine feature

If you have Kutools for Excel – a handy powerful add in tool, you can quickly concatenate cells with its Combine feature.

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After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:(Free Download Kutools for Excel Now!)

1. Select the cells you want to transpose, and press Ctrl + C to copy them, right click at a blank cells that will place the transposed cells, and select Transpose under Paste Options in the context menu. See screenshot:
transpose the cells first

2. Click Kutools > Combine, and in the Combine Columns or Rows dialog, check the options as you need. See screenshot:
click Combine Columns or Rows feature specify the options in the dialog box

3. Click Ok, and then the cells are concatenated as you need.
result of combining the cells

  Transpose And Concatenate Cells Into One Column By Delimiters

 

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