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=CONCATENATE(Text1, Text2, ...)=
  
'''CONCATENATE'''(Text1, Text2..........)
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*where, <math>Text1, Text2, ...</math> are text strings to join
  
where,
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CONCATENATE() joins number of text strings to form one text string.
  
'''Text1, Text2....''' - are the text join to single text.
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== Description ==
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CONCATENATE(Text1, Text2, ...)
  
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For Example,
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CONCATENATE
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CONCATENATE("JOHN"," ","SMITH") returns ''JOHN SMITH''
  
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*This function joins number of strings into one string.
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*Arguments <math>Text1, Text2, ...</math> can be text, numbers, array or cell references, or combination of all items.
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*An ampersand('&') can also be used instead of CONCATENATE function.
  
Lets see an example in (Column1, Row3)
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e.g. If cell A1=JOHN and cell A2=SMITH, then
  
<nowiki>=CONCATENATE("Smith","SMITH)</nowiki>
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=(A1&" "&A2) returns ''JOHN SMITH''
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*If a text string is entered as an argument, it should be enclosed in quotes.
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*If any punctuation marks to be added between two strings should also be entered as argument.
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*If arguments are omitted, Calci displays and #NULL error message.
  
It returns SmithSMITH.
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== Examples ==
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Consider an another example in (Column2,Row3)
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<nowiki>=CONCATENATE(1,2)</nowiki>
 
 
 
CONCATENATE returns 12.
 
 
 
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{| id="TABLE3" class="SpreadSheet blue"
 
 
|- class="even"
 
|- class="even"
 
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
| Column1
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| ColumnA
| class="                                " | Column2
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| ColumnB
| class=" " | Column3
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| ColumnC
| Column4
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| ColumnD
 
|- class="odd"
 
|- class="odd"
| class=" " | Row1
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| class="sshl_f " | Happy
| class="sshl_f" | SmithSMITH
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| class=" " | Holidays!
| class="                                   sshl_f  " |
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| class=" " |  
| class=" " |
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| class=" " |  
| class=" " |
 
 
|- class="even"
 
|- class="even"
| class=" " | Row2
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| class="sshl_f" | Apple
| class="   SelectTD ChangeBGColor SelectTD" |
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| class=" " |Mango
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| class=" " |Orange
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| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
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|- class="odd"
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| class="sshl_f" |1234
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| class=" " |ABCD
 
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
|- class="odd"
 
| Row3
 
| class="sshl_f    " |
 
| class="sshl_f" | 12
 
| class="    " |
 
 
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
 
|- class="even"
 
|- class="even"
| Row4
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| class="ssh1_f" |This is a pen.
| class="       " |
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| class=" " |It is Black.
| class="       " |
 
 
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
 
|- class="odd"
 
|- class="odd"
| class=" " | Row5
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| class="ssh1_f" |
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
 
|- class="even"
 
| Row6
 
| class=" " |
 
 
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
 
| class=" " |
 
|}
 
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=CONCATENATE(A1," ",B1) : Returns '''Happy Holidays!'''
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=CONCATENATE(A2,",",B2,",",C2) : Returns '''Apple,Mango,Orange'''
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=CONCATENATE(A3&B3&"5678") : Returns '''1234ABCD5678'''
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=CONCATENATE(A4," ",B4) : Returns '''This is a pen. It is Black.'''
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== See Also ==
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*[[Manuals/calci/REPLACE | REPLACE]]
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*[[Manuals/calci/SUBSTITUTE | SUBSTITUTE]]
  
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== Reference ==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concatenation Concatenation]

Revision as of 13:13, 30 December 2013

CONCATENATE(Text1, Text2, ...)

  • where, are text strings to join

CONCATENATE() joins number of text strings to form one text string.

Description

CONCATENATE(Text1, Text2, ...)

For Example,

CONCATENATE("JOHN"," ","SMITH") returns JOHN SMITH

  • This function joins number of strings into one string.
  • Arguments can be text, numbers, array or cell references, or combination of all items.
  • An ampersand('&') can also be used instead of CONCATENATE function.

e.g. If cell A1=JOHN and cell A2=SMITH, then

=(A1&" "&A2) returns JOHN SMITH
  • If a text string is entered as an argument, it should be enclosed in quotes.
  • If any punctuation marks to be added between two strings should also be entered as argument.
  • If arguments are omitted, Calci displays and #NULL error message.

Examples

ColumnA ColumnB ColumnC ColumnD
Happy Holidays!
Apple Mango Orange
1234 ABCD
This is a pen. It is Black.
=CONCATENATE(A1," ",B1) : Returns Happy Holidays!
=CONCATENATE(A2,",",B2,",",C2) : Returns Apple,Mango,Orange
=CONCATENATE(A3&B3&"5678") : Returns 1234ABCD5678
=CONCATENATE(A4," ",B4) : Returns This is a pen. It is Black.

See Also

Reference