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How to combine multiple rows to one cell in Excel?

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2024-08-28

Sometimes, you need to combine multiple rows into one cell as the left screenshot shown. The following methods will help you to combine multiple rows to one cell in Excel in details.

a screenshot of rows of original data and a celll containing all merged data

Combine multiple rows to one cell with formula

Easily combine multiple rows to one cell with Kutools for Excel


Combine multiple rows to one cell with formula

You can use formula to combine multiple rows to one cell as follows.

1. Select a blank cell to output the combined content, enter the below formula into it.

=CONCATENATE(TRANSPOSE(B2:B19))

2. Now you need to select the TRANSPOSE(B2:B19) part of the formula, and then press F9 key. You can see the formula has been changed as below screenshots shown.

a screenshot showing how to use the formula

3. Remove the curly brackets from the formula in the formula bar, and then press the Enter key.

a screenshot of the combined result

Now all contents in selected range are combined to one cell.

a screenshot of the original data and the combined cell

For quickly combining multiple rows and separating each cell value with certain separator such as comma, semicolon, please try the following method.


Combine multiple rows to one cell with Kutools for Excel

The Combine Rows, Columns or Cells without Losing Data utility of Kutools for Excel can help you to easily combine multiple rows to one cell, and separate each combined text with certain separator.

Before applying Kutools for Excel, please download and install it firstly.

1. Select the range with rows you need to combine to one cell, and then click Kutools > Merge & SplitCombine Rows, Columns or Cells without Losing Data. See screenshot:

a screenshot of enabling the Combine Rows, Columns or Cells without losing Data feature

2. In the Combine Columns or Rows dialog box, select Combine into single cell in the first section, then specify a separator, and finally click the OK button.

a screenshot of configuring the feature to merge multiple rows into a single cell

Now all selected cells in different rows are combined into one cell immediately.

Notes:

  • 1. If you want to keep the original data, please copy the data to a new range and then apply this function.
  • 2. If you want to keep the original formatting in the combined cell, please check the Use formatted values box in the Combine Columns or Rows dialog box.

  If you want to have a free trial (30-day) of this utility, please click to download it, and then go to apply the operation according above steps.


Combine multiple rows to one cell

 

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