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Mergin cells

How do I merge two cells where I have the first name and surname and want to make it into one cell so the whole name is in the box

RE: Mergin cells

Hello Jennifer,

Thank you for your question regarding combining data from two cells into one cell.

This is done using the function CONCATENATE. An example of this would be as follows:

=CONCATENATE(A2," ",B2) where A2 contains the first name and B2 contains the last name. The ," ", creates the space between the names.

After completing the above then select all cells with the formula, copy and paste values. This will remove the formula and clean up the data.

I hope this resolves your question. If it has, please mark this question as resolved.

If you require further assistance, please reply to this post. Or perhaps you have another Microsoft Office question?

Have a great day.
Regards,

Rodney
Microsoft Office Specialist Trainer

Attached files...

Concatenate_Names.xlsx

RE: Mergin cells

Hello Jennifer, you can also find your answer here http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/excel-help/merge-and-unmerge-cells-HP005251021.aspx?CTT=5& ;origin=HA010338037 & the merge cells works ok.

Baz


 

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Return to the active cell after scrolling

When I scroll a long way down the screen from a selected cell, I can return to that cell with the Ctrl+Back Space shortcut. The active cell now appears in roughly the middle of the screen.

Shift+Back Space does something similar. Scroll down from the active cell and Shift+Back Space returns me to it and puts the active cell at the top of the screen; scroll up from the active cell and Shift+Back Space returns me to it and puts the active cell at the bottom of the screen.

Note also, that while Ctrl+Back Space will return me back to a selected range, Shift+Back Space only ever returns me to the active cell, which is normally at the top left-hand corner of any selected range.

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