How?Joins several text strings into one text string.
Syntax
CONCATENATE (text1,text2,...)
Text1, text2, ... are 1 to 30 text items to be joined into a single text item. The text items can be text strings, numbers, or single-cell references.
Remarks
The "&" operator can be used instead of CONCATENATE to join text items.
Example
The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank spreadsheet.
How?
- Create a blank spreadsheet.
- Select the example in the Help topic.
Selecting an example from Help
- Press CTRL+C.
- In the spreadsheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
- To switch between viewing the formula that returns the result and the result in the cell, select the cell and press F2 and then ENTER, or click Commands and Options on the spreadsheet toolbar, click the Formula tab, and look in the Formula in active cell (active cell) box.
| Data | |
|---|---|
| brook trout | |
| species | |
| 32 | |
| Formula | Description |
| =CONCATENATE("Stream population for ",A2," ",A3," is ",A4,"/mile") | Concatenates a sentence from the data above (Stream population for brook trout species is 32/mile) |