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

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  1. OMG, after trying for an hour to get CONCATENATE to work, I realized that you need to use a semicolon instead of a comma to separate the arguments!
    It seems that all guides on this function are wrong in that regard.

    1. Hello!
      Our examples use the US regional settings. A comma is used as a separator. You are using a European settings that uses a semicolon. These regional settings are set in the Windows control panel.

  2. Hello,
    I am having trouble creating the correct CONC formula for this information. Could you please advise?

    Cell Cell Data
    B2 C
    B3 01
    B4 Data Validation- List (only want to include the first character)
    B5 Data Validation-List (only want to include the first character)
    B6 Data Validation- List (only want to include the first 2 characters)
    B7 234
    B8 Data Validation-List (only want to include the first character)
    B9 21

    B11 Formula that will combine cells B2-B9 in order

    Thanks,
    Daniela

    1. Hello!
      I am assuming CONC is CONCATENATE.
      Try the following formula:

      =CONCATENATE(B2,B3,LEFT(B4,1),LEFT(B5,1),LEFT(B6,1),B7,LEFT(B8,1),B9)

      I hope this will help

  3. Hi,

    If am using Concatenation then what will be the formula when I have go drag the same for number of rows and columns at time???

    Ex. If I have to drag same formula for rows I'll add $ for column number and wise versa.

    Them what about doing both draging at a time???

    Thanks

  4. Thanks very much for tutorials, I like to know if there is a way to concatenate my data which is in single column having following format:
    Addition Cost 30-
    SEP-2005 00:00:00

    Addition Cost 31-
    OCT-2005 00:00:00

    Addition Cost 31-
    MAR-2006 00:00:00

    Addition Cost 28-
    FEB-2007 00:00:00

    Reclass Cost 31-MAR-
    2007 00:00:00

    Addition Cost 31-
    MAR-2007 00:00:00

    As per format provided all i want is to concatenate every consecutive line before a blank row occurs in the following desired format:

    Addition Cost 30-SEP-2005 00:00:00

    Addition Cost 31-OCT-2005 00:00:00

    Addition Cost 31-MAR-2006 00:00:00

    Addition Cost 28-FEB-2007 00:00:00

    Reclass Cost 31-MAR-2007 00:00:00

    Addition Cost 31-MAR-2007 00:00:00

    I have thousands of rows in my data, is there any way that concatenate function can be nested with IF function to concatenate rows between every blank rows.

    Thanks in advance if someone can help me please!

  5. Hi, I was wondering if there's a way to concatenate all permutations within 3 columns and let's say 20 rows. So the obvious would be a2+b2+c2, a3+b3+c3 etc... but I also want a2+b3+c2, and a2 +b3 +c4, and a2+b2+c7 etc etc etc. all the way to a20+b20+c20 in all permutations in between. Is there a formula for this?

  6. Is there a way to concatenate cells across multiple rows IF you there is a repeated value in another column? Here's my scenario.

    THIS IS MY RAW DATA SET:

    COLUMN A COLUMN B
    ABC PRODUCT 1
    ABC PRODUCT 2
    ABC PRODUCT 3
    ABC PRODUCT 4
    XYZ PRODUCT 1
    XYZ PRODUCT 2
    XYZ PRODUCT 3

    THIS IS THE RESULT I WANT:

    COLUMN A COLUMN B
    ABC PRODUCT 1; PRODUCT 2; PRODUCT 3; PRODUCT 4
    XYZ PRODUCT 1; PRODUCT 2; PRODUCT 3

    Thank you in advance for your help.

  7. can you help simple formula like number 12345678879093879, to be =12+34+56+78+87+90+93+87+9 (546) and add "+" every 2 number after but later result sum that all number?

    1. Hello!
      You can only convert text to a formula using a VBA macro. You can split these numbers by cells and then find their sum.

  8. Is this how I can replace text in Column B with text in Column A?
    For example, Column A has R210#P and Column B has INSERT:IMG_PREMIUM_R210#K_ARTISTLASTNAME.
    I want to replace the R210#K in Column B with the R210#P in Column A.

    1. Hello!
      If the value R210#P is written in cell B1, then it cannot be changed using an Excel formula. This can only be done with the VBA macro. A cell can contain either a value or a formula. The formula cannot change the value of another cell.

  9. =CONCATENATE(MONTH(Table_Query_form_DMSlink[[#this Row],[ordre Date]]),"/Year(B15)) please explan this

    1. Hello!
      Your task is not completely clear to me. It is very difficult to understand a formula that contains unique references to your workbook worksheets. Hence, I cannot check its work, sorry. Please specify what you were trying to find, what formula you used and what problem or error occurred.

  10. How do I concatenate a name and phone number (different cells)
    Sheet1!I1= Jane Dow
    Sheet1!J1 = (000) 000-0000

    Into one cell to read
    Jane Doe (000) 000-000

  11. i need to know after 5 digit how put -ve sign 921023E550 ( example 92102-3E550 )
    please inform us the formula

    1. Hello!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      =LEFT(F1,5)&"-"&RIGHT(F1,LEN(F1)-5)

      Hope this is what you need.

  12. I am trying to concatenate two separate data sets where all the data in A get's repeated for each cell in B. Is there a way to concatenate this without manually changing the $ for each cell in the concatenate function?
    example:
    Origin Zone Destination Zones
    BTD-TGD 32218
    NOD-BBK 90670
    NOD-BBK-BTD 90749

    The result I am looking for is:
    BTD-TGD_32218
    NOD-BBK_32218
    NOD-BBK-BTD_32218
    BTD-TGD_90670
    NOD-BBK_90670
    NOD-BBK-BTD_90670
    And so on. Currently the only way I know to do this is =CONCATENATE(A1,"_"b$2) and then change to (...b$3) when all of the data for b2 has been completed.

    1. Hello!
      We have a tool that can solve your task in a couple of clicks: Ablebits Tools- Create Cards.
      If your data is written in 3 columns -
      aaa bbb ccc
      123 123 123
      456 456 456
      789 789 789
      and set Number of columns to 1 and "Add header"б
      then we get the result -
      aaa 123
      bbb 123
      ccc 123
      aaa 456
      bbb 456
      ccc 456
      aaa 789
      bbb 789
      ccc 789

      This tool is available as a part of our Ultimate Suite for Excel that you can install in a trial mode and use for free: https://www.ablebits.com/files/get.php?addin=xl-suite&f=free-trial
      If you have any (other) questions, don't hesitate to ask.

  13. I am building a list for a team to use that has unique hyperlinks in each row of data. I have attempted to use concatenate to add the active link to a sentence of text. Simply using concatenate, the link does not stay active. Using & the entire text becomes an active link. Is there another operator I should be adding?

    1. Hello!
      I’m sorry but your task is not entirely clear to me. For me to be able to help you better, please describe your task in more detail. Please specify what you were trying to find, what formula you used and what problem or error occurred. Give an example of the source data and the expected result.
      It’ll help me understand it better and find a solution for you. Thank you.

  14. Need help...
    What if i want to concatenate in excel then i also want to add a open expression
    Column A = 2+1
    Column B = Roses
    Column C = Concatenate(A&" "&B)
    Result currently as 2+1 Roses but what i need to know is how can i covert it automatically to 3 Roses

    Thanks in advance

    1. Hello!
      Cell A1 now contains the text "2 + 1". If you change it to the formula = 2 + 1, then you will get the desired result.

  15. a1
    a2 a20
    how we drag a20 by using concatenate pls help

  16. Hi,
    How to auto concatenate a RANGE of Cells before space:

    List 1 List 2 Concated list
    AA MM MM

    CC PP PP QQ
    CC QQ

    DD TT TT MM NN
    DD MM
    DD NN

    thank

  17. Hello Svetlana,
    "Excellent" also can not describe the good work you have done and it's being explained in such a easy manner even a layman will become an expert in Excel.
    Great work keep it up.
    God bless you.

    Cheers,
    Yogesh

  18. HI I am trying to work out the following formatting and was hoping you could help.
    If I have a range of 90% to 100% in a cell K5 in the next cell K6 I would like it to say excellent
    but if in that cell I have a range of 80% to 89% I would like it to say very good.
    basically its a if this then that... but not with colors with specific text.

  19. Hello Alexander,
    I have a number of cells to concatenate in order to generate an unique identifier for each line item.
    The cells contain, for example - A2: 200729, B2: SNK, C2: 34543
    My formula reads: =concatenate(right(A2,3),"-",B2,"-",left(C2,2)) producing 729-SNK-34
    In cell A2, I would like to use the second digit "0" at the beginning of the unique identifier, so need to skip the first digit in cell A2 and use the second, while the rest of the formula stays the same....so the result should then read 0729-SNK-34. Is that possible please...and thank you!

    1. Hello!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      =CONCATENATE(REPLACE(A2,1,2,""),"-",B2,"-",LEFT(C2,2))

      I hope this will help

  20. Is there a way to exclude two specific characters whenever they appear in the cells that you are combining? Either using CONCATENATE or any other function. For example:
    A2 thru A5 all have the same data: AA .
    B2 thru B5 have: T-14 T-14+ T-14= T-14++= in which the hyphen, plus sign, and equals sign are not actually mathematical, but rather are part of the "model number" (no idea why). That is, they are just textual, not math.
    C2 thru C5 have the data: 22 33 44 55.
    I need to place the letter X then Cell A then Cell B then Cell C together, eliminating any plus signs or equals (remember, they are not mathematical). The hyphens can stay.

    I tried this: =("X"&A5&(SUBSTITUTE(B5,"+",""))&C5)
    It of course doesn't eliminate the "=" symbol. I get the result I want for Rows 2 and 3, for example XAAT-1422, XAAT-1433. And not the result that I want for Rows 4 and 5, which return these results: XAAT-14=44, XAAT-14=55.

    And vice versa if I use =("X"&A5&(SUBSTITUTE(B5,"=",""))&C5)
    I get my desired result for Rows 2 and 4 (XAAT-1422, XAAT-1444) but not for rows 3 and 5, which return XAAT-14+33 and XAAT-14++55.

    So I want to be able to eliminate all + symbols and = symbols. I know this scenario is odd to use these symbols, and not mathematically, but the manufacturer uses them in model naming. Thank you for any help! I had started with a concatenate function but couldn't get it to work for me either.

    1. Hello Jillian!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      ="X"&A2&SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(B2,"=",""),"+","")&C2

      or

      =CONCATENATE("X",A3,SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(B3,"=",""),"+",""),C3)

      I hope it’ll be helpful.

    2. Clarification as the spacing above makes it hard to read what I intended:
      B2 thru B5 have:
      T-14
      T-14+
      T-14=
      T-14++=
      in which the hyphen, plus sign, and equals sign are not actually mathematical, but rather are part of the "model number" ..

  21. Hello!
    I have a sales record covering 3 years and i want to report on the highest sales made per year. Can i nest the (=Max) function into a (=Concat) one?
    So that it reads "Gross sales for 2018 were highest at $35000"

    1. Hello!
      Of course you can use something like this

      =CONCAT("Gross sales for 2018 were highest at $",MAX(C1:C18))

      Function arguments can be text, numbers, cell references, other Excel functions

  22. How to insert a character in the middle of string/number?
    eg: 12345 -> 123-45

    1. Hello!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      =CONCATENATE(LEFT(B12,ROUND(LEN(B12)/2,0)),"-", RIGHT(B12,LEN(B12)-ROUND(LEN(B12)/2,0)))

      Hope this is what you need.

  23. I would like to create a password generator, using a list of words. Then be able to grab 4 random words.
    I can create a number with RANDBETWEEN, but how do I convert that to a cell to CONCATENATE?

    1. Hello Tom!
      If RANDBETWEEN selects numbers, for example, from 1 to 10, then each number can correspond to a word using the CHOOSE function. If you describe in more detail your task, initial data and the desired result, I can give more detailed advice.

    2. I think I solved my own question, this may not be the most elegant, but it worked.

      I have a list of words, numbers, and symbols in column I. 1 to 8000
      I want 4 random words combined together from the list of 8000
      Created four cells with =RANDBETWEEN(1,8000) let us assume the 4 cells created are L1, M1,N1, and O1
      in cell P1 I have =CONCATENATE("I",L1)
      in cell Q1 I have =CONCATENATE("I",M1)
      in cell R1 I have =CONCATENATE("I",N1)
      and in cell S1 I have =CONCATENATE("I",O1)

      Then in T1 I have
      =CONCATENATE((INDIRECT(P1)),"-",(INDIRECT(P1)),"-",(INDIRECT(Q1),"-",(INDIRECT(S1)))

      This returns word-made-up-password (of course the words in those cell in column I are different.
      Is there a better way?

      1. Correction:
        =CONCATENATE((INDIRECT(P1)),"-",(INDIRECT(Q1)),"-",(INDIRECT(R1),"-",(INDIRECT(S1)))

  24. I want to concatenate on my userform says: (Balance: and 10,000)Note 10,000 is a value on a textbox which can be different by selecting another information.

    1. Hello!
      I hope you have studied the recommendations in the above tutorial. If I got you right, the formula below will help you with your task:

      =CONCATENATE("Balance: ",A1)

      I hope this will help

  25. I am trying to get the cell to read:
    Assessed: 18%

    Current Formula
    ="Assessed: "&('C&BE'!E29/'C&BE'!E24)
    I want the text 'Assessed: ' and then I want to have the number 18% which comes from a different tab where 2 items are divided. This is what I get 'Assessed: 0.181818181818182' All I want to do is get this number to be a percentage but I can't seem to convert it to percentage. Using the 'Number Format' or 'Display Percentage' items don't convert it. Format Cell doesn't work. It's almost like the '&' function seems to negate these properties. [I have Mac 2011 version 14.7.7 (170905)

    1. I'm looking for the exact same function. Have you found a solution?

      1. Hello!
        The formula below will do the trick for you:

        =E24&" "&TEXT(E29,"###%")

        or

        =CONCATENATE(E24," ",TEXT(E29,"###%"))

        Hope this is what you need.

  26. Hello..
    In excel all the data is in Cell A1 coloumn and rows 1,2,3 so on. So i want to combine the name in Cell B1 coloumn.. So i am combine two rows using this formula =A1&A2 but i am facing problm that all the name are not belong in 2 rows they are separate in 3 rows or 4 rows.
    Example -
    Buff Milano
    Dk. Cog
    Buff Milano
    Red
    Buff Milano
    Grade B
    Black
    Buff Milano
    Grade B
    Black
    In this way i have a huge coloumn can any one solve my problem.. Is there any formula
    Note :
    I wan to find out this in Coloumn B -
    Buff Milano Dk. Cog
    Buff Milano Red
    Buff Milano Grade B Black

  27. Is there a way to concatenate an array (obtained as a result of a formula in a cell)?

    1. Hello!
      The CONCATENATE function and the & operator cannot combine a range of cells. Therefore, it is impossible to write a formula. You can use VBA or our ready-made solution.
      I'd recommend you to have a look at our Ablebits Data - Merge Cells.
      This tool is available as a part of our Ultimate Suite for Excel that you can install in a trial mode and use for 30 days for free: https://www.ablebits.com/files/get.php?addin=xl-suite&f=free-trial

  28. I want to know how to store alternate values in one cell. I am doing some soccer related collation using microsoft excel. For instance cell A1 is barcelona and cell B1 is juventus. I want cell C1 to represent barcelona OR juventus, I don't want cell C1 to represent barcelona AND juventus

  29. Before reading this article I concatenated cells by using the method of = and the cells I wanted, separated by spaces for the most part. This is my formula:
    = ( "Requisition" & " " & A39 &" : " & B39 & "- "& C39 & " - " & D39 & " " & E39)
    One of my cells was in currency (it was Cell E39). How can I make the information (the currency) hold its format when transferred to the next cell?
    F39 holds all the information input from A39 to E39. But when the information in E39 is transferred to F39, instead of seeing $210,000.00 I see 210000.

  30. Hi Is there any way to concat General non-text fields and output the result as a numeric? eg:
    Order Version Output as a number
    1234 1 12341
    1234 2 12342

    Thanks

    1. Hello Gary!
      If I understand your task correctly, please try the following formula:

      =VALUE(A1&B1)

      I hope this will help, otherwise please do not hesitate to contact me anytime.

  31. How can I concatenate values from two cells in to one cell, but skip few letters from one of the cell. For example.
    Cell A1 has - Mr Joe
    Cell B1 has - Smith
    Cell C1 should print "Joe Smith" skipping "Mr" from Cell A1 values.

    1. Hello Matt!
      The number of characters to skip is unknown. It can be from 0 to 4. Therefore, it is impossible to write a formula. You can use VBA or our ready-made solution.
      I'd recommend you to have a look at our Ablebits Tools - Split Names.
      This tool is available as a part of our Ultimate Suite for Excel that you can install in a trial mode and use for 30 days for free: https://www.ablebits.com/files/get.php?addin=xl-suite&f=free-trial

  32. How can I concatenate a data from regional data to a new sheet

    1. Hello Jossy!
      For me to be able to help you better, please describe your task in more detail. It’ll help me understand it better and find a solution for you. Thank you.

  33. I want to add concatenate formula but to remove some text from the existing values..
    How can i do that

    1. Hello!
      For me to be able to help you better, please describe your task in more detail. It’ll help me understand it better and find a solution for you. Thank you.

  34. I want sum of marks on sheet1 based on students count in Sheet marks and student count is located in sheet2

    I use formula count if to count students in a2 cell in sheet2
    In case i have 27 students
    A2=27
    Marks starts from row number 10

    I want sum of E coloum in sheet1
    E10 to value of A2+9=27
    My all sheets have different number of students
    And all sheets have count of students in A2 cell in perticular sheet.

    Help me

  35. If I have two cells, each with a formula to display length of service (years, months and days), is there a way for me to calculate the total of the years, months and days for each cell into one?

    Thanks!

  36. Any way to retain individual cell formatting (i.e., bold for the first element) in the concatenated cell?

  37. Very helpfull thanks

  38. Hi,
    Is there a way where I can concatenate three different cells by keeping one cell value as constant output
    A Output
    10 20 A;10;20
    15 21 A;15;21
    17 22 A;17:22

    Please suggest best formula to create above output. Thanks in Advance!!

  39. Suppose I have a file with columns A1:C3.
    Column A (A1:A3)= Apple, Banana, Carrot (each word in a separate row)
    Column B (B1:B3)= Red, Yellow, Orange (each word in a separate row)
    Column C (C1:C3)= Y, N, Y (each word in a separate row)

    I'd like to concatenate the words in column A into cell D1 contingent upon the value in the C column is "Y". For example I'd like the formula in D1 to return "Apple, Carrot" because Both A1 (Apple) and A3 (Carrot) have C1 and C3 with a "Y" string. Is there a way to concatenate with an IF statement argument in a separate column from what is being combined? Thanks in advance for your help!

    All the best,
    Whitney

    1. I would use an extra column, a working scratchpad column, hide it if you don't want it seen. E column where E1 is "IF(C1="Y", A1, "")". In other words, if C is Y, then copy A, otherwise make the cell blank. Then where you want the concatenated string, just "E1&E2&E3" (though I would think A4 is a more logical destination, this is essentially SUMIF but with text). The commas are harder, to not have one on the last. I would do "IF(C1="Y", A1&", ", "")" so all entries end in a comma, then in E4 put the concatenation, then where you WANT the concatenation you put "LEFT(E4, LEN(E4)-2)". That way E4 is your target string but ending with an extra comma and space, so this would remove them.

    2. While you could do something like
      =CONCATENATE(IF(A$3="Y";A1;"");" ";IF(B$3="Y";B1;"");" ";IF(C$3="Y";C1;"")),
      this would only work for a fixed range and for every column you would have to change the IF. What I would suggest is making an equivalent amount of columns to those you wish to concatenate, and populate them with =IF(A$3="Y";A1;""), and then combine those with concatenate.

  40. Is it possible to convert a concatenated formula to an actual formula?

    For example, I have 4 columns with the following:
    ='TM Receipts',!,P,16
    I concatenate those 4 columns to get "='TM Receipts'!P16"
    This is still a text string of course and I want to convert it a formula to give me the actual value of cell P16 on the TM Receipts worksheet.

    Is there a way to do this?

    1. after you have entered CONCATENATE formula, press.. F2 > F9 > Enter

    2. In other words, you want to then retrieve the contents of this P16... You want the command "INDIRECT". The argument it takes is a cell address you want to get, so in your example "INDIRECT("'TM Receipts'!P16"), useful for when you have to use a formula to construct an address. I use formulas like "INDIRECT("A"&(B1*8)+1)" all the time (where A is filled with identical groups of information taking 8 rows each, B is sequential numbers starting from 0, and I'm looking for the first row of each group. On line 0 this become A1, I get A1. On line 1 it's A9, etc). Be warned, formulas with INDIRECT don't update like other formulas do, so if you insert a row above P so that your data moves down one, INDIRECT doesn't care, it'll still get whatever is now in P16.

      1. I am not having any luck with this but I might be applying it incorrectly. I am trying to return the results in row 25 and a variable column. So in, say, D1 I would enter 'B' and then I'd get the value of B25. Unfortunately, =INDIRECT(D1 & "25") is returning 0 though. I hope that makes sense as I've been working on this for way too long and my brain is fried.

  41. Hi,

    I have list of products A to F. If i applied the slicer product A & product B, the table will get filtered with all the records which are having product A & B. However, i need only value of product A & product B and it should be updated with the separation (semicolon).

    I have tried =CONCATENATE(A1,";",A2,";",A3,";",A4,";",A5,";",A6,";",A7,";",A8,";",A9,";",A10) but here unable to check the unique value and its not pulling the filtered columns. Instead all the products from A1 to A10 its getting updated, while only Cell A2, A4 are having product A and A8,A9 are having product B.

    Could you please guide on how to achieve this.. Thank you once again..

  42. In "Column A" I have a Concatenated Value of "Column B"|"Column C"
    In "Column B" I have a list of Names
    In "Column C" I have a list of Sites
    I want to able to search on the concatenated value but Excel isn't able to find the result when I try to copy & paste...

    Ex:
    | A | B | C |
    1 |Martin|Montreal |Martin |Montreal |
    2 |Jayme|Jamaica |Jayme |Jamaica |

    So if I do CTRL+F and search for "Martin|Montreal" Excel doesn't find it.

    I have tried the concatenate function: CONCAT(A1,"|",B1)
    I have tried simply concatenating the text: (A1,"|",B1)
    I have tried TEXTJOIN("|",FALSE,A1,A2)

    All with the same result, if I search for the string in question or do lookups on the value, it cannot find it?

    Does anyone have any tips on how to concatenate values and be able to use them in VLOOKUP or other lookup functions?

    1. Sorry it didn't display to good but values are as such:
      Column A: Formula concatenating the strings in column A and B with a "|" separator
      Column B: Martin, Jayme
      Column C: Montreal, Jamaica

  43. Hello -
    After I complete a concatenation I would like to delete the source data without affecting the resulting text string. How do I do this?

    1. Hello Neli,

      Thank you for this good question!

      Just replace your concatenate formulas with their values. For this, use Excel's "Paste special - values only" feature. The detailed steps can be found in How to replace formulas with their values in Excel. I've added this tip to the tutorial for others to know.

  44. Thanks very much for tutorials, I like to know if there is a way to make just a cell behave as a normal calculator.
    i.e this cell should be capable of summing figures that appears in another cell, while keeping last cumulative figure visible.
    This other cell will be the key-in cell or active cell.
    Example:
    Cell 1: =2*5, Answer appears in Cell 2,
    Cell 1: =3*6.8, Answer is added to the previous value resulting from (2*5) and still appears in cell 2.

  45. Dear,
    I have 2 thing in a one cell of excel,"Words and numeric" how can i separate numeric and words in other 2 cells of excel,

  46. Please help me with a formula to return value(phone number)(with phone number format)from merged cells in another worksheet.

    IF($A$3="","",CONCATENATE('Work Order'!R4,'Work Order'!S4))

    Thank You!

  47. Please help for for number to words format using trim (concatenate)
    Ex. 10,000.00 will convert to words is
    *Ten thousand pesos only*
    10,000.50
    *Ten thousand pesos and 50/100 only*

    Thanks in advance!

  48. hi i have two columns with different value , need answer as shown
    having
    a 3
    a 4
    a 5
    b 2
    b 1
    c 3
    C 3
    Need Answer like :
    A 3,4,5
    B 2,1
    C 3,3

  49. Hi All,
    I have doubt in & function.
    Plz solve the issue.
    Eg : Invoice No. 8951 in A1 , Invoice date 20-03-2019 in A2 , \ in A3
    If i use & function in Excel, its shows 8951\43544
    my expectation is 8951\20-03-2019
    Is possible in Excel ?
    Plz revert

  50. Im so stumped to what this (below) indicates?
    "="&
    the formula it is used in is shown below.
    =SUMIF(logTable[Date],"="&D16,logTable[Amount])

    My question is, can i just eliminate the ("="&), i am receiving the same output without it? What does it indicate? If you need more information, i can provide.

    1. I apologize for the bluntness, thank-you so much for the opportunity to ask the question. This site so informative and helpful in every way. Excel is so challenging but, with your help, it is definitely manageable!

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