how to combine text columns

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nitared66

Version: 2008 Processor: Power PC I have a (long)column of numbers and a column of names. I need to merge them so the numbers are in the cell before each name. Can I do this without doing each cell individually?
THanks! Need help quick.
 
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John McGhie

1) Copy the data and Paste into Word

2) Convert the resulting table to text (Table>Convert...)

3) Find/Replace the tabs ( use the special characters ^t in the Find What
box for a tab) with nothing

4) Then copy the data and paste it back into Excel.

Or, use the following formula:

=A1 & " " & B1

This assumes the data you want to merge is in Columns A and B.

Put the formula in a blank column, then "Fill Down" by dragging the fill
handle so Excel writes a formula into each cell concatenating the contents
of each row in the two source columns.

Then copy the new column, and use Edit>Paste Special> Values to paste the
results into one of the two source columns.

Cheers


Version: 2008 Processor: Power PC I have a (long)column of numbers and a
column of names. I need to merge them so the numbers are in the cell before
each name. Can I do this without doing each cell individually?
THanks! Need help quick.

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nitared66

John, I can NOT thank you enough for this information- You've saved me hours, and more importantly, my sanity!

I had to go through the Word process, but worked like a charm.

Cheers to you as well.
 

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