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