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This function is designed to merge the contents of two or more cells into a single cell.<\/p>\n<h2>Basic Syntax<\/h2>\n<p>The syntax for the CONCATENATE function in Excel is:<\/p>\n<pre><code>=CONCATENATE(text1, [text2], ...)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Although Google Sheets supports the same CONCATENATE function, it\u2019s generally advisable to use the &#8220;&#038;&#8221; operator for concatenation:<\/p>\n<pre><code>=text1 & [text2] & ...<\/code><\/pre>\n<h2>Examples of Usage<\/h2>\n<p>To better understand the CONCATENATE function&#8217;s application in Excel and Google Sheets, let\u2019s examine a few practical examples.<\/p>\n<h2>Example 1: Basic Concatenation<\/h2>\n<p>In this scenario, we have a first name in cell A2 and a last name in cell B2. Our goal is to concatenate these two cells to display a full name in cell C2.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>A<\/th>\n<th>B<\/th>\n<th>C<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>First Name<\/td>\n<td>Last Name<\/td>\n<td>Full Name<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>John<\/td>\n<td>Doe<\/td>\n<td>=CONCATENATE(A2, &#8221; &#8220;, B2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>In Google Sheets, the equivalent formula is:<\/p>\n<pre><code>=A2 & \" \" & B2<\/code><\/pre>\n<h2>Example 2: Concatenating with Line Break<\/h2>\n<p>At times, you might need to concatenate text with a line break between elements. For instance, to display an address over multiple lines, you would concatenate the components line by line.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>A<\/th>\n<th>B<\/th>\n<th>C<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Street<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>Address<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>123 Main St<\/td>\n<td>Springfield<\/td>\n<td>=CONCATENATE(A2, CHAR(10), B2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>The corresponding formula in Google Sheets is:<\/p>\n<pre><code>=A2 & CHAR(10) & B2<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>These illustrations showcase how the CONCATENATE function in Excel and Google Sheets can be effectively used to combine names, addresses, or other text-based data with ease.<\/p>\n<p>With this understanding, you can begin applying the CONCATENATE function in your spreadsheets, simplifying the way you manipulate and present data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joins several text items into one text item<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-text"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Excel CONCATENATE Function \u2013 How It Works, Formula Examples and Syntax<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn what the Excel CONCATENATE function does. 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