Combine cells, text data, columns and rows in Excel worksheets

 

Merge Cells Wizard for Microsoft Excel

Combine Excel cells, columns and rows and preserve all values

Merge Cells Wizard is an add-in for Microsoft Excel that joins cells values. The Merge Cells Wizard can be used each time you need to combine text values from several cells to one cell, or when you need to join several cells preserving the values of these cells.


How to join cells in Excel row by row

  1. Select the cells with the values you want to join row by row in your Excel worksheet.
    Select cells with the values you want to merge by row
  2. Click the Merge Cells Wizard icon Click the icon to run Merge Cells Wizard.
  3. Click on the down arrow next to the Merge selected cells field and select row by row from the drop-down list.
    Click on this arrow and select row by row option from the drop-down list
  4. If you want to have the merged values separated by a comma, space or any other character, you can choose the separator in the Separate values with section. There is a set of standard separators to choose from; just select the one you need.
    Choose a separator in this section
    If you want to use a different character or a character set, enter it in the Other field. The values you enter in the Other field are saved. Next time you use the add-in, you can see them in the Other drop-down list.
    Enter or pick a custom separator
  5. To select the location for the resulting values, click the arrow next to the Place the results to field. You will see a drop-down list with two options: left cell and right cell.
    Select the location for the merged values
  6. Check the Clear the contents of selected cells checkbox to delete the values in the selected cells after merging them.
    Delete the values that were joined Clear the contents of the cells after the merge
  7. If you want to merge the selected cells by row, tick the Merge all areas in the selection checkbox.
    Merge the selected cells Merge all areas in the selection
  8. To avoid empty values in the results, exclude empty cells from the merge by checking the Skip empty cells option.
    Skip empty cells when merging values
  9. If you want to wrap the text in the cell with the results, check the Wrap text check box.
    Wrap text in the cell with the results
  10. If you want to keep a copy of the existing worksheet as is, check the Create a backup copy of the worksheet check box. A new worksheet with a copy of your original data will appear in the workbook after the merge.
    Tick this option to create a backup copy of the worksheet Create a backup copy of your list
  11. Click the Merge button The Merge button to merge values from the selected cells.

How to combine the selected cells column by column

  1. Select the cells with the values you want to merge column by column in your Excel worksheet.
    Select cells with the values you want to join by column
  2. Click the Merge Cells Wizard icon. Click the icon to run Merge Cells Wizard
  3. Next to the Merge selected cells field, click on the down arrow and select column by column from the drop-down list.
    Click on the arrow and select Column by column from the drop-down list
  4. If you want to have the merged values separated by a comma, space or any other character, you can choose the separator in the Separate values with section. There is a set of standard separators to choose from; just select the one you need.
    Choose a separator in this section
    If you want to use a different character or a character set, enter it in the Other field. The values you enter in the Other field are saved. Next time you use the add-in, you can see them in the Other drop-down list.
    Enter or pick a custom separator
  5. Select the location for the resulting values in the Place the results to field. It can be the top cell or the bottom cell of each column in the selected range.
    Choose the location for the resulting values
  6. Check the Clear the contents of selected cells checkbox to delete the values in the selected cells after merging them.
    Delete the values that were joined Delete the values that were merged from the selected cells
  7. If you want to merge the cells you selected, tick the Merge all areas in the selection checkbox.
    Merge the selected cells All areas in the selection are merged
  8. To avoid empty values in the results, exclude empty cells from the merge by checking the Skip empty cells option.
    Skip empty cells when merging values
  9. If you want to wrap the text in the cell with the results, check the Wrap text check box.
    Wrap text in the cell with the results
  10. If you want to keep a copy of the existing worksheet as is, check the Create a backup copy of the worksheet check box. A new worksheet with a copy of your original data will be created in the workbook after the merge.
    Tick this option to create a backup copy of the worksheet Create a backup copy of your list
  11. Click the Merge button The Merge button to merge values in the selected cells.

How to combine multiple cells into one cell

  1. In your Excel worksheet, select the cells with the values you want to merge into one cell.
    Select cells with the values you want to merge into one cell
  2. Click on the Merge Cells Wizard icon. Click the icon to run Merge Cells Wizard
  3. In the Merge selected cells field, select in one cell.
  4. If you want to have the merged values separated by a comma, space or any other character, you can choose the separator in the Separate values with section. There is a set of standard separators to choose from; just select the one you need.
    Choose a separator in this section
    If you want to use a different character or a character set, enter it in the Other field. The values you enter in the Other field are saved. Next time you use the add-in, you can see them in the Other drop-down list.
    Enter or pick a custom separator
  5. In the Place the results to field, select the location for the results:
    • The top-left corner
    • The top-right corner
    • The bottom-left corner
    • The bottom-right corner of the selected range
    Select the location for the results here
  6. Check the Clear the contents of selected cells checkbox to delete the values in the selected cells after merging them.
    Delete the values that were joined Delete the values that were joined
  7. If you want to merge the cells you have selected, select the Merge all areas in the selection checkbox.
    Merge the selected cells Merge the cells that were selected
  8. To avoid empty values in the results, exclude empty cells from the merge by checking the Skip empty cells option.
    Skip empty cells when merging values
  9. If you want to wrap the text in the cell with the results, check the Wrap text check box.
    Wrap text in the cell with the results
  10. If you want to keep a copy of the existing worksheet as is, check the Create a backup copy of the worksheet check box. A new worksheet with a copy of your original data will appear in the workbook after the merge.
    Create a backup copy of your list
  11. Click the Merge button The Merge button to merge cells values.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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