4 ways to merge Excel sheets into one

Copy sheets is an add-in for Microsoft Excel that simplifies and expedites the process of combining data from different worksheets and workbooks.

The tool offers 4 ways to copy data:

1. Copy sheets in each workbook to one sheet and have all the new tables in one file.
2. Merge values from the identically named sheets in different workbooks to one sheet.
3. Create a new workbook with only selected worksheets from different books.
4. Collect data from the chosen worksheets to one table.

There is a build-in command Move or Copy Sheet, which is sufficient if you merge sheets from one workbook. In case you have many workbooks and need to copy sheets from each of them, working with Move or Copy command will be rather time-consuming. With Copy Sheets you can copy tables from different worksheets and workbooks simultaneously, so the more books and sheets you have, the more working hours will be saved.

Excel Consolidate feature can be helpful to pull together data from several worksheets, but it works for numeric values only and you have to choose the function: sum, count, average, etc. If you need to merge data by just copying values, the consolidation option won't help.

Of course, you can always use copy-pasting, but again, it is great for a little number of sheets and books, but could be rather wearisome when you have dozens of them.

On Step 1 you choose one of the four copying options:

1. Sheets in each workbook to one sheet
2. Sheets with the same name to one sheet
3. Selected sheets to one workbook
4. Data from the selected sheets to one sheet

On Step 2 you select the worksheets, workbooks and ranges to copy. You can add any Excel files to the list.

On Step 3 you choose how to paste data (paste formulas or values only, create links to source data), how to place the values (to columns or to rows), and how to copy data (preserve formatting, separate the copied ranges by a blank column, copy table with their headers).

You click Copy button and in a couple of seconds get the new workbook with all the copied ranges.

Find a more detailed description here.

Yes, from each sheet you can select a certain range for copying.

All your formulas will be preserved if you tick off Paste all option.

Yes, tick off Create links to source data to save your links.

The copied ranges can be separated by blank columns or rows.