If you want to combine text from two or more cells into a different cell (concatenate the values), you can do this with a simple formula.
- Click in the cell in which you want the result.
- Press = (the equal sign).
- Click the first cell that you want to refer to in the join and then press + (the plus sign).
- Click the second cell that you want to refer to (to join the values together) and press Enter.
You can do this from multiple cells to join values together in a text chain or series. To get a sense of the possible ways you can combine cell data, see the examples below.
As an alternative, you can use the JOIN function to combine cell values into a text string. See the Help Center article JOIN Function for more information.
Concatenation formula examples
In the following examples, assume that [Task Name]1 contains the text "First Task" and [Task Name]2 contains "Second Task."
= [Task Name]1 + " " + [Task Name]2
Result: First Task Second Task
When you join cell values, you can use delimiters to separate the values in the range:
= [Task Name]1 + "-" + [Task Name]2
Result: First Task-Second Task
= [Task Name]1 + "," + [Task Name]2
Result: First Task,Second Task
If no delimiter value is included, the values from the range will be joined without spaces:
= [Task Name]1 + [Task Name]2
Result: First TaskSecond Task