Comments on: CONCATENATE in Excel: combine text strings, cells and columns

In your Excel workbooks, the data is not always structured according to your needs. Often you may want to split the content of one cell into individual cells or do the opposite - combine data from two or more columns into a single column. Continue reading

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  1. Hi,
    I have 2 values in 2 cells that I use to calculate a value i.e. £2,099,000 x 50%

    I want to be able to display each value in a cell as a sum for the purpose of reporting.

    If I use =CONCATENATE("£",B5," x ",TEXT(B7,"0%"))
    I get a return of £2099000 x 50%

    However, I want the £2099000 to be displayed as £2,099,000.

    If I use =CONCATENATE("£",TEXT(B5,"#,##0")) I get the desired result in isolation.

    How can I combine the following to get the required result:
    =CONCATENATE("£",TEXT(B5,"#,##0"))
    =CONCATENATE(TEXT(C7,"0%"))

    What am I missing?

  2. i want to remove one particular name if it is present in the row while concatenating

    example
    albert
    balard
    john
    sarah
    albert

    result : albert balard john sarah albert (But i need to remove albert name while concatenating)

  3. Hello Guys,

    I want to bring all values in a column into one cell for a corresponding common value in other column.

    Example:
    ColA ColB
    X 1
    X 2
    X 3
    Y 7
    Y 8
    Y 9

    Result should be look like -

    Col-1 Col-2
    X 1,2,3
    Y 7,8,9

    Thanks,
    Gupta.

  4. Hello!
    Is there a way of creating a formula able to concatenate until find a specific text?
    I have a table (a pivot table) and I want to concatenate the information of one of the columns. But I need the Concatenate function to stop working when it finds the text "Grand Total", because this is the last information and I don't need it to be concatenated.
    Thanks,
    Camilla

  5. Hi, for your assistance. i need this format
    One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
    My data is just the amount in figures, then I use the spellnumber to convert the figures to words. The problem now is how to concatenate the words then the figure but figures should have the comma/s. Please help. Thanks.

  6. Hello hai,
    I would like to know what are the methods or tricks to get outputs without using formula(i.e.CONCATENATE replace of "&"). Still i am in LKG level in excel.

  7. When I try to concatenate 2 or 3 text cells - the formula sometimes displays all the way down the column - not the merged text - does not happen all the time - usually I can drag the merged text to fill the column. How do I get the text to display rather than the formula?
    Ex =CONCATENATE(z1," - ",aa1)

  8. I have the below data in singe cell,

    62 F1 11 43 50 4C 41 2D 31

    i need to split the same value in to different cell.

    can u pls some on suggest me to solve this..?

    1. Dear Nagaraj,

      Select the required cells (only in one column at a time)
      Go to Data - Text to Columns - Delimited - Next -
      Select Space as the delimiter.
      Click Finish.

      If the data has to be converted vertically, then use.
      Home - Paste Special - Values - Transpose
      Select Values and Transpose
      Click OK.

      Vijaykumar Shetye, Goa, India

  9. How to merge/concatenate first column with single cell(second row's first column) only?

    A B C

    A 1 A1
    B B1
    C C1

  10. In ms excel:
    Suppose I have this data

    jan feb mar
    1991
    1992
    1993
    1994

    and I want to create a table as below:

    jan feb mar
    1991 jan1991 feb1991 mar1991
    1992 jan1992 .....
    1993 .......................
    1994 .......................

    What should I do?

  11. Hi,

    I want to format/custom the following data:

    E101-i
    E1-j
    E1-a
    E201-d

    So, I want to fixed the "E" and "-"with different numbers(up to 3 digit) and end with 1 alphabet

    1. Dear jessica,

      Go to Home - Number - Category - Custom - Type - "E"###"-d"

      If the letter changes depending on the content of some other cell, then,
      Go to Home - Conditional Formatting - New Rule - Use a Formula to determine which cells to format -
      In Format values where this formula is true, enter the formula
      =IF(A1="d",1,0)
      Select Format - Number - Custom Format
      Select the required Custom Format.

      You can create multiple Custom Formats and enter the required formulas. Change the cell references as required.

      Do let me know if any changes are needed.

      Vijaykumar Shetye, Goa, India

  12. I'm using a CONCATENATE formula and it's working fine. But is there a way to carry over the formatted text. ex. 1 cell has text in red and/or strike through. Is there a way for this cell to be included but maintain the text formatting?

  13. How do you then remove the formula, so you can copy and paste this data into another worksheet? When doing so, I get an error value in the cells.

  14. Hi,
    i need only pass the value 192379 from another cell, can you help me to, parameter for this scenario.
    {
    "Value":"192379",
    "RetrieveFields":"T"
    }

  15. I have a question related to the text combination with two different sheet.

    Example:
    CODE DESCRIPTION
    10001 THC
    10001 OCF
    10001 AGENCY
    10002 THC
    10002 DOC

    The result should be for another sheet
    CODE DESCRIPTION
    10001 THC,OCF,AGENCY
    10002 THC,DOC

    Can you share me how to solve this problem?

    1. Hi,

      I'm after a solution like that as well.

      Example:
      CODE DESCRIPTION
      10001 THC
      10001 OCF
      10001 AGENCY
      10002 THC
      10002 DOC

      The result should be for another sheet
      CODE DESCRIPTION
      10001 THC,OCF,AGENCY
      10002 THC,DOC

      Can you share me how to solve this problem?

      Many thanks

  16. How do I concatenate, when one of the cells I am trying to use is a formula?

    For example (simplified), cell A1 is =NOW() which is showing the month we are currently in. I then want to concatenate this with cell B1 which is just text.

    When I use write the formula =CONCATENATE(A1,B1) I get this as the result 42450.4964960648exampletext where I actually want it to say Marchexampletext

    I do not want to copy and paste the month as text, and I do not want to use VBA/macro.

    Does anyone know how to do this?

    1. Hi Liz,

      One possible way is to concatenate the function. For example:
      =CONCATENATE(TEXT(TODAY(), "mmmm"), "text")

      The result of the above formula will be "Apriltext".

      To make the output better readable, you can include some separator like "-":

      =CONCATENATE(TEXT(TODAY(), "mmmm"), "-", "text")

      Another way is to reference the original cell with your formula. But again, you need to specify the format of the text value you want to return. In this example, "mmmm" is the full name of the month:
      =CONCATENATE(TEXT(A2, "mmmm"), "text")

      Because in the internal Excel system dates and times are stored as numbers, you cannot simply concatenate cells with NOW() or TODAY() functions.

      You can learn more about Date and Time formats in this tutorial:
      https://www.ablebits.com/office-addins-blog/change-date-format-excel/

  17. I'd like to concatenate several value from cells taking the first letter.number.roman_numeral from each of three cells and populating it into one cell, less the parentheses, and adding a period.

    I want to get to this value in a new cell in a new column:
    "1.A.iii"

    taken from the following cells / columns:
    Cell (column) A: "(1) Copy goes here, copy goes here, Copy goes here."
    Cell (column) B: "(A) Copy goes here, copy goes here, Copy goes here."
    Cell (column) C: "(iii) Copy goes here, copy goes here, Copy goes here."

    I used =CONCATENATE(LEFT(A2,3),LEFT(B2,3),LEFT(C2,5)) which works for extracting the first x number of characters from each and combining it, but my output looks like this: "(1)(A)(iii)" (close but no cigar)

    I'd like to now:
    1. remove the parenthesis and add periods
    2. Allow this to work for other cells that have less or more characters than "iii" such as "i" or "xviii", respectively.

    Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
    Angelo

  18. Hi
    I have a column with codes like this 100026 and i need to split them like this 10-00-26 how can i use concatenate?

  19. Hi Svetlana
    How do i find or identify unique value of a cell with concatenated values.
    E.g.
    A B C
    10 10 10 =CONCATENATE(A1,",",B1,",",C1) RESULTS 10,10,10
    10 20 30
    10 30 20
    10 20 30
    40 40 40

    How do i get results show the following values:
    A B C
    10 10 =CONCATENATE(A1,",",B1,",",C1) RESULTS 10,,10
    10 20 30 =CONCATENATE(A1,",",B1,",",C1) RESULTS 10,20,10
    10 30 =CONCATENATE(A1,",",B1,",",C1) RESULTS 10,30,

    ABOVE IT IS SHOWING COMMA IN BETWEEN TWO VALUES OR AFTER. I DONT WANT THE COMMA WHERE THE VALUE IS NOT THERE

  20. Hi

    I want to concat values in 2 different cells and then copy down, but when copying down, i want to keep 1 of the cells the same.

    Example:

    =CONCATENATE(B5,D2), =CONCATENATE(B6,D2), =CONCATENATE(B7,D2), etc...

    but when i copy down, excel automatically changes it to =CONCATENATE(B6,D3), =CONCATENATE(B7,D4), etc...

    Anyone knows how I can get this to work?

    Thanks!

    1. Tammy - you can add an absolute reference around whichever field you want to be constant by simply adding two $ signs:
      Ex: from you formula above - =CONCATENATE(B5,$D$2) which you can then auto-fill the rest of the way down.

  21. I am trying to use Concatenate or & to combine contents of column items in a row. I can get that to work, but if I drag the formula down it only shows the output value of the first cell. It doesn't recognize the formula as a formula where the cells are colored, (the relative cell ID changes correctly, however.) The only thing I have found to fix this is to click on each cell with the formula and then click in the function bar then the cells in the formula "color themselves" and then the output value is correct.

    Example of What I Get:
    INPUT | FORMULA | OUTPUT
    A B C | |
    1 R T Y | =A1&B1&C1 | RTY
    2 F G H | =A2&B2&C2 | RTY
    3 V B N | =A3&B3&C3 | RTY

    Example of What I Think I Should Get:
    INPUT | FORMULA | OUTPUT
    A B C | |
    1 R T Y | =A1&B1&C1 | RTY
    2 F G H | =A2&B2&C2 | FGN
    3 V B N | =A3&B3&C3 | VBN

    1. I figured it out... These are static formulas. I changed the Calculation Option to Automatic and it fixes it.

  22. want A column value in C column if B column have yes word in google sheet ..

    for ex:

    A column --- B column ----- C column
    1 --- yes ----- 1
    2 --- -----
    3 ---- -----
    4 ---- yes ----- 4

    i try using this formula =IF(SEARCH("yes",B1), CONCATENATE(A1, " "), "")

    and it works but i want to show C column values in other sheet like in one sheet i have two sheets .. Sheet1 have these A column and B column values .. and i want to use this formula in sheet2 to get this result but its not work .. can you please help me in this and one more thing can i use it like " =IF(SEARCH("yes",B1:B), CONCATENATE(A1:A, " "), "")" i mean rang , i dont wont to run this manually every time when i insert new value in a column and in b column . rang define and it will do the rest automatic in sheet2 .. i hope you understand my question .. thanks

    1. Hi, your logical statement in the IF function does not return a boolean value which is why it seems that your calculation is not working. You should make the formula like this:

      =IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("yes",B1:B)), CONCATENATE(A1:A, " "), "")

  23. column A has a patient number and column b has a date of procedure
    some patients have more than one procedure but i want to have each patient to have a separate identifier ... how can i do this?

    for example i want to make a column where patients with 1D 123 = 1, and patients with ID 124 =2
    then i want to make a column next to it that orders the procedures based on the dates for each unique patient. so if column A is patient 1, then column B, should have 1, 2, or 3 based on the order of procedure.

    patient ID date of procedure
    123 1/6/08
    123 5/6/09
    123 10/8/13
    124 9/4/09
    124 8/10/12
    125 3/31/08
    125 7/28/11
    125 8/1/12

    i want it to look like this to the left of the above data on my excel sheet
    1 1
    1 2
    1 3
    2 1
    2 2
    3 1
    3 2
    3 3

  24. I want to Concatenate the numbers below, to create this format 55-19-00-0-007-00-00 but when I run the formula, this is the result that I get 55-19-0-0-7-0-0. Is there a way to keep the "00" and the "0" before the numbers after running a formula?

    A B C D E F G
    55 19 00 0 007 00 00

    1. Hi Chalo,

      Please try to change the cells format to Text or use the following formula:

      =CONCATENATE(A1, "-", B1, "-", TEXT(C1, "00"), "-", D1, "-", TEXT(E1, "000"), "-", TEXT(F1, "00"), "-", TEXT(G1, 0))

  25. I keep getting an error when trying to use this formula for concatenate and I can't figure out what's wrong. I'm trying to combine written text and also pulling in information from other cells. Please help!

    =CONCATENATE(“Blank company currently has a position available for a ” ,H1, “ traveling nurse. This assignment is for an immediate start with a reputable facility seeking an experienced RN to fill a ” ,N1, “ contract in their intensive care unit. At Blank Company our Nurses comes FIRST! We pride ourselves in the commitment to our nurses! We have a dedicated, experienced team of industry leading healthcare recruiters to support our partnered nurses with 24/7 support. Our experienced recruiters get to know you to ensure the best placements are the best fit for you! We treat you like you're part of our Blank Company family. We value your compassion, dedication and knowledge in the healthcare industry! Your career is our focus; so let Blank Company be the gateway to your future opportunities! Apply today! Blank Company an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.”)

    1. Hi Jillian,

      Text values in formulas are limited to 255 characters.
      Please try to put the string " contact in their intensive..." in another cell and use this cell reference in your formula.

  26. Hi Svetlana,

    Can I please check with you if CONCATENATE formulas can be used with IF?
    I have a list of employees with their departments and other details. What I'm trying to do is to amalgamate all employees of each department into one cell separated by a comma. Employees names are in column B and departments' names in column D.

    Many thanks for your help.

    J

    1. Hi Jim,

      Sure, you can use CONCATENATE together with IF. However, I cannot think of any formula that handle your task. This can be done with VBA code, or you can try our Combine Rows Wizard for Excel.

      1. Hi Jim,
        Use the below formula
        =CONCATENATE(TRANSPOSE((B3:B10)&IF(LEN(B3:B10)>1,"-","")&D3:D10&IF(LEN(D4:D11)>1,"-","")))

        But, before clicking enter, select the Transpose part
        TRANSPOSE((B3:B10)&IF(LEN(B3:B10)>1,"-","")&D3:D10&IF(LEN(D4:D11)>1,"-",""))
        and click F9
        Then click Enter.

        I have use B3 to B10 and D3 to D10 as the cell references. Change them as required. In case cells are empty, the result for those cells will be blank.
        I have used "-" and "," as the text separators for the names and departments.

        Do inform me if any changes are required in the formula.

        Vijaykumar Shetye, Goa, India

  27. Hello!

    I have a list that was sent to me with addresses listed.

    A2 - Name B2 - Street B2 - City D2 - State E2 - Zipcode.

    Can I use concatenate to formulate it into one cell as following?

    Name
    Street
    City, State, Zip

    Thank You?

    1. Hi Chelsea,

      Please try to use the formula below and set the "Wrap text" option for the resulting cell (Ribbon tab Home - Alignment - Wrap Text).

      =CONCATENATE(A2, CHAR(10), B2, CHAR(10), C2, CHAR(10), D2, CHAR(10), E2)

  28. Excellent. was very helpful to me

    1. Excellant Answer.
      Thanks you son much

  29. columnA Coloumn B Example
    Name DIFFERENT Mobile nO oF same PERSON
    John 9856565132
    Jack 5616546511
    Moses 4456456466
    lee 4964895116
    Jacobs 4565515156
    John 8944988941
    Jack 4984512984
    Moses 5115619851
    lee 5985947894
    Jacobs 5158648998
    Jack 4989899999
    Moses 4944988916
    lee 8894498994
    Jacobs 9889449984
    JOHN 5498416516

    BUT I WANT THIS LIKE THAT
    SEE:
    NAME MOBILE-1 MOBILE-2 MOBILE-3
    John 9856565132 8944988941 5498416516
    Jack
    Moses
    lee
    Jacobs
    PLEASE HELP ME BY USING FORMULA

    1. Dear IMRAN AZIZ,
      Follow the below mentioned steps to get your work done.

      (1) Copy the existing data in cells B1 to C15.
      In cell A1, enter the below formula and drag it down.
      =B1&" "&COUNTIF($B$1:B1,B1)
      The data in column A will be John 1, Jack 1, ...

      (2) Copy the names in column B.
      Paste the names in cell A18.
      Select the names in cells A18 to A32.
      Go to Data - Remove duplicates and remove all the duplicate values.

      (3) In cell B18, enter the formula
      =IFERROR(VLOOKUP($A18&" "&COLUMN()-1,$A$1:$C$15,3,FALSE),"-")
      Drag this formula to the right. If a person has 10 numbers, drag it upto 10 columns to the right.
      Change the cell references as required. I have started in column 2, so the formula contains the part COLUMN()-1. If you start at column 5, then change this part to COLUMN()-4.

      Vijaykumar Shetye, Goa, India

  30. What is the error displayed data is not entered in the fourmula and it is executed.

  31. What is the process of combining text within a fourmulae called. Please name in one word

    1. joining

  32. Hey, I'm trying to use different cells to input the row and column to call on a specific cell.
    So like G4=C and G5=5 and I want them to combine to point to cell C5 and output whats in C5, Can I use this or do I need another method?

      1. Hi Sevtlana, how are you?
        I entered G4=C, G5=5, =INDIRECT(G4,G5)
        here is the result: #REF!
        in other case, #VALUE!
        Any help? : )
        - artu

        1. Dear Artu,
          The formula that has been given to you is =INDIRECT(G4&G5),
          and you have changed it to =INDIRECT(G4,G5).
          The syntax you have used is wrong. The formula will not for the way you want it to.

          Please use it correctly.

          Indirect function returns the reference specified by a text string.

          Vijaykumar Shetye, Goa, India

  33. How do i find identify unique value of a cell with concatenated values.
    E.g.
    A B C
    10 10 10 =CONCATENATE(A1,",",B1,",",C1) RESULTS 10,10,10
    10 20 30
    10 30 20
    10 20 30
    40 40 40

    How do i get results show the following values:
    10 10 =CONCATENATE(A1,",",B1,",",C1) RESULTS 10,,10
    10 20 30 =CONCATENATE(A1,",",B1,",",C1) RESULTS 10,20,10
    10 30 =CONCATENATE(A1,",",B1,",",C1) RESULTS 10,30,

    ABOVE IT IS SHOWING COMMA IN BETWEEN TWO VALUES OR AFTER. I DONT WANT THE COMMA WHERE THE VALUE IS NOT THERE

  34. Is there a way to do this and search across a range and match the concatenate based on entries laterally in other columns?

    Mr/Ms/Mrs Name Location

    How do I get the formula to look through the range of location and another range of information (not able to be seen on this post) and on another sheet to input
    "Driver: Mr. Jones" into the determined cell? I am trying to figure this out and I'm pulling my hair out

    1. Hello, Joshua,

      For us to be able to assist you better, please send us a small sample table with your data in Excel and the result you expect to get to support@ablebits.com.

  35. 31101-5982071-7 RIZWAN ALI SHAH SAYED MUHAMMAD ASLAM
    PARVEZ
    Ph: 03333512564 Address : AZIZ STREET URDU
    ROAD H # 109 BAHAWALNAGAR
    1
    31101-1601721-9 MUHAMMED IJAZ MUHAMMED YAR Ph: 03027850271 Address : BASTI MAHARAN KOT
    FATEH BWN
    2
    31101-8058988-7 ABDUL QAVI KHAN ABDUL HAI Ph: 03007582490 Address : H.NO.239 STREET NO.2
    TAKVA COLONY BAHAWALNAGAR
    3
    31101-4402145-7 MUHAMMAD RIAZ JAN MUHAMMAD Ph: 03046191688 Address : BASTI DARBAR BAGH
    WAN RAMZAN LANGHA BAHAWALNGAR
    4
    31101-1653950-5 KHALID MEHMOOD MUHAMMAD YAQOOB Ph: 03007580790 Address : STREET NO.5
    FAROOQABAD SHARKI BAHAWALNAGAR
    5

    hello, i have the above mention data, i want to write in one line, in some total data contain in two lines some where in three, how i can join two or three lines in one line?

    1. Hello, Nazim,

      Most likely a macro is needed in this case. Sorry, we cannot help you with it.

      1. Dear Nazim,
        Use the formula below. Read the instructions below the formula.

        =IFERROR(INDEX($A$1:$A$500,MATCH(ROW()-5,$A$1:$A$500,0)+1,1)&"; "&INDEX($A$1:$A$500,MATCH(ROW()-5,$A$1:$A$500,0)+2,1)&IF(MATCH(ROW()-4,$A$1:$A$500,0)=MATCH(ROW()-5,$A$1:$A$500,0)+3,"","; "&INDEX($A$1:$A$500,MATCH(ROW()-5,$A$1:$A$500,0)+3,1))&IF(MATCH(ROW()-4,$A$1:$A$500,0)=MATCH(ROW()-5,$A$1:$A$500,0)+4,"","; "&INDEX($A$1:$A$500,MATCH(ROW()-5,$A$1:$A$500,0)+4,1))&IF(MATCH(ROW()-4,$A$1:$A$500,0)=MATCH(ROW()-5,$A$1:$A$500,0)+5,"","; "&INDEX($A$1:$A$500,MATCH(ROW()-5,$A$1:$A$500,0)+5,1)),"")

        (1) You have mentioned that there are either 2 or 3 lines, but your data is actually having up to 4 lines. My formula will work for up to 5 lines of data.

        (2) I have copied your data to cells A2 to A30. Increase the cell references as required. Add a zero in cell A1, above the data or else the length of the formula will increase.

        (3)I have entered the formula in cell B4, and dragged it down. In case you need to put it in some other cell, then let me know.
        The values row()-5 and row()-4 have to be changed.

        (4)We can make the formula shorter if we insert a number row 1,2,3,.. to the left of the formula.

        (5) I have used text separator semicolon ";" and a single space to separate the data between different lines. This can be changed or eliminated if required.

        (6) There are 2 different spellings Bahawalnagar and Bahawalngar in your data. I am not finding Bahawalngar anywhere on the internet. If it is a spelling mistake, then you can correct it in you data.
        Select the data, go to Home - Find and Select - Replace.
        In Find What, type Bahawalngar.
        In Replace with, type Bahawalnagar
        Select Replace All. All Entries of Bahawalngar will get corrected to Bahawalnagar.

        DO let me know if any changes are required.

        Vijaykumar Shetye, Goa, India

  36. Can you show me how to use the CONCATENATE function and the VLOOKUP function together for a person's first and last name?

    1. Hello Stephen,

      You can put it as simply as:

      =CONCATENATE(VLOOKUP(), " ", VLOOKUP())

      Where the first vlookup gets the first name, and the second - the last name. You insert " " in between to separate the parts of a name with a space.

      A real-life formula may look similar to this:

      =CONCATENATE(VLOOKUP(E2,$A$2:$C$10,2,FALSE), " ", VLOOKUP(E2,$A$2:$C$10,3,FALSE))

      Where E2 is the lookup value (some unique identifier like security numbers, which are in column A), column B is the first name and column C is the last name.

  37. I have a question. I have data with column A having a ID's and col B having details. I want to combine ID with Details
    example
    ID Details = result needed in one cell
    1 ABC 1 - ABC - XYZ
    1 XYZ

    the data has multiple IDs and dynamic number of details in rows. Some ID may contain 1 details and some may contain upto 19 details . I want every ID to have their unq details in One cell

  38. Its very helping...thanks

  39. Hi

    I have
    Total time (Outgoing Calls)
    01h. 48m. 41s
    00h. 50m. 04s
    00h. 41m. 27s
    01h. 10m. 21s
    01h. 23m. 36s
    00h. 45m. 21s
    03h. 14m. 30s
    02h. 03m. 43s
    00h. 50m. 54s

    which I use CONCATENATE(LEFT(K10,2),":",MID(K10,5,3),":",MID(K10,10,3))
    and created
    time
    01: 48: 41
    00: 50: 04
    00: 41: 27
    01: 10: 21
    01: 23: 36
    00: 45: 21
    03: 14: 30
    02: 03: 43
    00: 50: 54

    NOW , My problem is that I want to use Conditional formating >> color scale
    and it doesn't color the area
    I have tried:
    1. formating the area as time but it doesn't work
    2. copying the data to notepad and back and it worked

    but I dont want to do it every time

    I understand that it consider this data as string

    Do You have an Idea, How to solve it ?

    Thanks
    Eli

    1. Hello, Eli,

      Please use the correct formula below:
      =CONCATENATE(LEFT(K21;2);":";MID(K21;6;2);":";MID(K21;11;2))

  40. How do i find identify unique value of a cell with concatenated values.
    E.g.
    Column A
    10, 10, 10
    10, 20, 30
    10, 30, 20
    10, 20, 30
    40, 40, 40

    How do i get results show the following unique concentrated values:
    10,,
    10, 20, 30
    10, 30, 20
    10, 20, 30
    40,,

    1. three steps:

      first you seperate the values by "," by using text to columns option.

      then values will be

      10 10 10
      10 20 30
      10 30 20
      10 20 30
      40 40 40

      then use true or false like =10=10 for first two and same thing to next
      remove all true values then concatenate by using ,

      I think this my help

    2. Hello, Sarah,

      Sorry, it's difficult to give you an exact formula without seeing your workbook. Please try the following one, it may help:
      =IF(AND(C6=D6;C6=E6);C6;CONCATENATE( C6;D6;E6))

      1. Dear Sarah,
        Use the formula,
        =IFERROR(MID(TRIM(A2),1,FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)-1)&IF(MID(TRIM(A2),1,FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)-1)=MID(TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)+2,FIND(",",TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)+1)-FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)-2),",",", "&MID(TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)+2,FIND(",",TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)+1)-FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)-2))&IF(OR(MID(TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)+1)+2,LEN(TRIM(A2))-FIND(",",TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)+1))=MID(TRIM(A2),1,FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)-1),MID(TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)+1)+2,LEN(TRIM(A2))-FIND(",",TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)+1))=MID(TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)+2,FIND(",",TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)+1)-FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)-2)),",",", "&MID(TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)+1)+2,LEN(TRIM(A2))-FIND(",",TRIM(A2),FIND(",",TRIM(A2),1)+1))),"")

        It will accept up to 3 numbers of any number of digits in cell A2.
        Change the cell reference as required.
        If numbers are always confirmed to be of 2 digits, then the length of the formula can be significantly reduced.

        For a seried of 10, 10, 20,
        the result will be 10,,20

        Kindly confirm if you need any changes.

        Vijaykumar Shetye, Goa, India

        Vijaykumar Shetye, Goa, India

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