Editing Tips on how to Merge Rows and Columns in Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that is standard in the Microsoft Office Suite. As a spreadsheet program, it is very useful for organizing information into separate rows and columns. However, gathering data into the Excel spreadsheet is usually a time-consuming process. As Excel operates using cells, typing information can be slow because the correct cell must be chosen each time information is entered. It can also make it challenging to edit the data inside the Excel spreadsheet. Cutting, copying, and pasting can be confusing in Excel due to all of the lines that appear around the data you are copying and where it is being pasted. One method of combining data within an Excel spreadsheet is through the use of formulas. Formulas are commands that may be entered into a cell in a spreadsheet to produce a designated result. For example, if cell A1 contains the number 1 and cell A2 contains the number 2, then typing ‘ =SUM(A1:A2) ‘ in cell A3 will yield a result of 3. Similarly, moving data can be done using formulas. Let's hypothetically visualize a scenario where a single sentence has been divided up word by word from cell A1 down to A3. To display this text in a row rather than a column in cell A4 can be done by entering in the formula ‘ =A1&A2&A3 ‘. This will display the data without spaces between the text. There are additional formulas for rearranging data in alternate formats. The difficulty arises in trying to remember all the different formulas that allow for data rearrangement. A huge productivity increase can be found from a simple stop at http://www.hothotsoftware.com/excel_join_rows_and_columns_together_software/. Simply searching for ‘How to Merge Rows or Columns of Excel Cells' yields a program specifically written to meet your Excel file needs. The program is actually created to operate within the Excel spreadsheet program itself, also known as a plugin. This means that after starting Microsoft Excel, you will see the application listed within a tab in the ribbon bar at the top of the Excel window. The tab that contains the plugin will say ‘Add-Ins'. The plugin will be displayed as [http://www.hothotsoftware.com/excel_join_rows_and_columns_together_software/ ‘Join Columns and Rows'.] After clicking the plugin, a new window will show up. This window uses a classic user interface that allows even a basic computer user to learn and master the software in a short amount of time. This new window displays the commands to merge rows and columns together. First, specify whether you would like to merge rows or columns together. Then, any number of cells within the spreadsheet may be highlighted for merging. After the preferred cells have been chosen, click in the ‘Place Results here' field. Then, select in the spreadsheet to choose where you'd like the results to be pasted. This means that if you are combining rows together, the final combined row will begin in the cell that you choose. This same principle holds true to merging columns of data together. To learn more about this software, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LeJBK2r2vM. Data listed in an Excel spreadsheet is very useful for organizing and moving data. Utilize this program to rearrange that information into an [http://www.hothotsoftware.com/excel_join_rows_and_columns_together_software/ organized Excel spreadsheet.]
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