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How to use Excel CONCATENATE function

How to use Excel CONCATENATE function

SUMMARY INFO

All the basic information regarding Excel CONCATENATE function is listed in the table below. (This data is regularly updated from Microsoft and several resources)

Function: CONCATENATE
Function Category: Text
Description: Joins several text items into one text item
Return Value: Text joined together.
Syntax: =CONCATENATE (text1, text2, [text3], …)
Applies to: Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000
Other languages: English: CONCATENATE
French: CONCATENER
German: VERKETTEN
Spanish: CONCATENAR
Dutch:  TEKST.SAMENVOEGEN
Italian: CONCATENA
Russian: СЦЕПИТЬ
Danish: SAMMENKÆDNING
Swedish: SAMMANFOGA
Portuguese (Brazil): CONCATENAR
Polish: ZŁĄCZ.TEKSTY
Finnish: KETJUTA
Norwegian: KJEDE.SAMMEN
Portuguese (Portugal): CONCATENAR
Czech: CONCATENATE
Hungarian: ÖSSZEFŰZ
Turkish: BİRLEŞTİR
All Other Languages: CONCATENATE
Related Functions: RIGHT, LEFT, MID

 

FUNCTION DETAILS

Syntax details with an example regarding the correct usage of function can be seen below.

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=CONCATENATE (text1, text2, [text3], …)

text1 The first text value to join together.
text2 The seond text value to join together.
text3 [optional] The third text value to join together.

 

VIDEO EXAMPLES

Check the video below to see How to use Excel CONCATENATE function with some examples:

 

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Here we provide a list of useful links which we think can be useful while trying to learn the function usage with some examples and tips.

Microsoft Office support page – Excel CONCATENATE function:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/CONCATENATE-function-8f8ae884-2ca8-4f7a-b093-75d702bea31d

 

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