How to Combine First and Last Name in Microsoft Excel
Typically you combine first and last names in Microsoft Excel using different cells and columns. But what if you need to combine the first and last names in a single column? Would you do it manually? You can, but that’s not a practical thing to do if you’re dealing with lots of data in a worksheet or even a whole Excel workbook. This article will show you how to join names in several different ways and speed up your work process. Make sure also to check out our guide on how to separate first and last name in Excel . Different Excel Functions for Name Merge There are several Excel functions you can use to merge names in your spreadsheet . Which one you’ll use will depend on your preference but also on the name format you’re working with. Combining two names can easily be done with the concatenate function, but it’ll have to be modified if you want to include a middle name. The concatenate function combines two or more text strings into one cell. It’s a perfect choice when you nee...