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Vincent2022
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Apr 14, 2022
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Combining text from different rows without duplicating information

Hi, I'm using excel 2016 and want to combine text from different lines into one. I can do this using the CONCATENATE function, which combines the data in a different cell. But now I have two versions of the data which I don't need or want.

So in the example above, can I combine the text into a single cell and remove it from the following cells? Or do I need to cut and paste?

 

Thanks in advance.

  • Vincent2022 

    You can do the following.

    • Select the cell with the CONCATENATE formula (if you have a recent version of Excel, you might prefer TEXTJOIN).
    • Copy the cell, then paste as values. This removes the formula but keeps the result.
    • You can now clear the cells below.

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  • Vincent2022 

    You can do the following.

    • Select the cell with the CONCATENATE formula (if you have a recent version of Excel, you might prefer TEXTJOIN).
    • Copy the cell, then paste as values. This removes the formula but keeps the result.
    • You can now clear the cells below.

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