How to concatenate texts of multiple cells into a textbox in Excel?
It may be easy for you to concatenate texts of multiple cells into a new cell with formula. But do you know how to concatenate multiple cell values into a textbox (ActiveX Control)? Actually, the method in this article can help you to achieve it.
Concatenate texts of multiple cells into a textbox with VBA code
Concatenate texts of multiple cells into a textbox with VBA code
The below method can help you to concatenate texts of multiple cells into a textbox in Excel.
1. In the worksheet you want to concatenate multiple cells, insert a textbox by clicking Developer > Insert > Text Box (ActiveX Control). See screenshot:
2. Then click Developer > Insert > Command Button (ActiveX Control) to insert a command button into the worksheet.
3. Right-click the inserted command button, then select View Code from the context menu. See screenshot:
4. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, please replace the original code with below VBA code.
VBA code: Concatenate texts of multiple cells into a textbox
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim xRg As Range
Dim xCell As Range
Dim xStr As String
On Error Resume Next
Set xRg = Application.Selection
If xRg Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
With Me.TextBox1
.Text = vbNullString
.MultiLine = True
.WordWrap = True
For Each xCell In xRg
xStr = xCell.Value
.Text = Me.TextBox1 & xStr & Chr(10)
Next
End With
End SubNote: CommandButton1 is the name of the inserted command button. Please change it based on your need.
5. Turn off the Design Mode by clicking Developer > Design Mode.
6. Select the cells you need to concatenate the texts into a textbox, then click the Command Button. And then all selected cells’ contents are concatenated into the textbox immediately as below screenshot shown.
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