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 How to add prefix or suffix into cell values in Google sheets?

Author: Xiaoyang Last Modified: 2024-09-14

If you want to add the same prefix text or suffix value into multiple cells at once in Google sheets as following screenshot shown, how could do solve it without typing the text one by one?

Add prefix or suffix text into multiple cells with formulas

add prefix or suffix into cells


Add prefix or suffix text into multiple cells with formulas

To add prefix or suffix text value into a range of cells, may be the following simple formulas can do you a favor, please do as this:

Add prefix text into multiple cells:

Please enter this formula: =arrayformula("Extend-" & A2:A6 ) into a blank cell to output the results, and then press Enter key, and the specified cells have been added the same prefix text as following screenshot shown:

Note: In the above formula: Extend- is the prefix text that you want to add, A2:A6 are the cells you want to add prefix to.

use a formula to add prefix text

Add suffix text into multiple cells:

Enter this formula: =arrayformula( A2:A6 &"-Addin" ) into a blank cell to put the result, and then press Enter key, and the specified cells have been added the same suffix text after the cell values, see screenshot:

Note: In the above formula: -Addin is the suffix text that you want to add, A2:A6 are the cells you want to add suffix to.

use a formula to add suffix text

Add both prefix and suffix text into multiple cells:

To add both prefix and suffix texts into the cells, please apply this formula: =arrayformula("Extend-" & A2:A6 & "-Addin") into a blank cell, and then press Enter key, and the cells have been added prefix and suffix texts into the cell values, see screenshot:

Note: In the above formula: Extend- and -Addin are the prefix and suffix text that you want to add, A2:A6 is the range of cells you want to add to.

use a formula to add both prefix and suffix text


Add prefix or suffix text into multiple cells in Excel worksheet:

Kutools for Excel's Add Text feature can help you to quickly add text to the beginning or ending of the cell contents, it also can insert the specific text at any position of the cell values as you need.

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