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how to merge rows and Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that is standard in the Microsoft Office Suite. Being a spreadsheet program, it is extremely useful for organizing information into separate rows and columns. However, getting information into the Excel spreadsheet is usually a time-consuming process. As Excel functions using cells, typing information can be slow because the correct cell needs to be chosen each time information is entered. It can also make it challenging to edit the data within the Excel spreadsheet. Cutting, copying, and pasting can be confusing in Excel due to all of the lines that show up around the data you are copying and where it is being pasted. One method of merging data within an Excel spreadsheet is through the use of formulas. Formulas are commands that can be entered into a cell in a spreadsheet to generate a designated result. For instance, if cell A1 has the number 1 and cell A2 contains the number 2, then entering ‘ =SUM(A1:A2) ‘ in cell A3 will yield a result of 3. Similarly, moving data can be done using formulas. Let's hypothetically visualize a scenario where a single sentence has been broken up word by word from cell A1 through A3. To list this text in a row instead of a column in cell A4 can be done by typing in the formula ‘ =A1&A2&A3 ‘. This will display the data without spaces between the text. There are additional formulas for ordering data in alternate formats. The difficulty arises in trying to remember all the different formulas that allow for data rearrangement. A huge productivity increase can be found through a simple stop at http://www.hothotsoftware.com/excel_join_rows_and_columns_together_software/. Simply searching for ‘How to Merge Rows or Columns of Excel Cells' returns a program specifically written to meet your Excel file needs. The program is actually written to operate within the Excel spreadsheet program itself, also known as a plugin. This means that upon opening Microsoft Excel, you will see the application listed within a tab in the ribbon bar at the top of the Excel window. The tab that has the plugin will say ‘Add-Ins'. The plugin will be displayed as ‘Join Columns and Rows'. After clicking the plugin, a new window will appear. This window uses a classic user interface that allows even a basic computer user to learn and master the software in a short amount of time. This new window brings up the commands to merge rows and columns together. First, select whether you would like to merge rows or columns together. Then, any number of cells within the spreadsheet can be selected for merging. After the desired cells have been chosen, click in the ‘Place Results here' field. Then, click in the spreadsheet to specify where you'd like the results to be pasted. This means that if you are combining rows together, the final combined row will start in the cell that you specify. This same principle applies to merging columns of data together. To learn more about this software, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LeJBK2r2vM. Data displayed in an Excel spreadsheet is very useful for managing and moving data. Utilize this program to rearrange that information into an organized Excel spreadsheet.

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how to merge rows and

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that is standard in the Microsoft Office Suite. Being a

spreadsheet program, it is extremely useful for organizing information into separate rows and

columns. However, getting information into the Excel spreadsheet is usually a time-consuming

process. As Excel functions using cells, typing information can be slow because the correct cell

needs to be chosen each time information is entered. It can also make it challenging to edit the

data within the Excel spreadsheet. Cutting, copying, and pasting can be confusing in Excel due to

all of the lines that show up around the data you are copying and where it is being pasted.

One method of merging data within an Excel spreadsheet is through the use of formulas.

Formulas are commands that can be entered into a cell in a spreadsheet to generate a

designated result. For instance, if cell A1 has the number 1 and cell A2 contains the number 2,

then entering ‘ =SUM(A1:A2) ‘ in cell A3 will yield a result of 3. Similarly, moving data can be done

using formulas. Let's hypothetically visualize a scenario where a single sentence has been broken

up word by word from cell A1 through A3. To list this text in a row instead of a column in cell A4

can be done by typing in the formula ‘ =A1&A2&A3 ‘. This will display the data without spaces

between the text. There are additional formulas for ordering data in alternate formats. The

difficulty arises in trying to remember all the different formulas that allow for data rearrangement.

A h u g e p r o d u c t i v i t y i n c r e a s e c a n b e f o u n d t h r o u g h a s i m p l e s t o p a t

http://www.hothotsoftware.com/excel_join_rows_and_columns_together_software/. Simply

searching for ‘How to Merge Rows or Columns of Excel Cells' returns a program specifically

written to meet your Excel file needs. The program is actually written to operate within the Excel

spreadsheet program itself, also known as a plugin. This means that upon opening Microsoft

Excel, you will see the application listed within a tab in the ribbon bar at the top of the Excel

window. The tab that has the plugin will say ‘Add-Ins'. The plugin will be displayed as ‘Join

Columns and Rows'. After clicking the plugin, a new window will appear. This window uses a

classic user interface that allows even a basic computer user to learn and master the software in

a short amount of time. This new window brings up the commands to merge rows and columns

together. First, select whether you would like to merge rows or columns together. Then, any

number of cells within the spreadsheet can be selected for merging. After the desired cells have

been chosen, click in the ‘Place Results here' field. Then, click in the spreadsheet to specify

where you'd like the results to be pasted. This means that if you are combining rows together, the

final combined row will start in the cell that you specify. This same principle applies to merging

columns of data together.

To learn more about this software, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LeJBK2r2vM.

Data displayed in an Excel spreadsheet is very useful for managing and moving data. Utilize this

program to rearrange that information into an organized Excel spreadsheet.