Data comes from all kinds of sources and Microsoft Power Query can you when you need to combine foreign data. It’s a bit easier than trying to do so in Microsoft Excel sometimes.

You can combine two columns in Excel using several formulas and tools available in the software. Here's how to combine two columns in Excel.

The CONCATENATE function is a text function in Excel that allows you to combine more than two strings together into one string. CONCATENATE is a quick and easy way to combine data in Excel.

Spreadsheet apps like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets aren't just for tabulating data — they're also designed to make that data and its accompanying labels neat and orderly. While the ...

Comparing two Excel sheets and combining the unique data can be done with the help of macros. There are several macros available for free that can be downloaded from the internet and tweaked according ...

To merge or combine the first and last names in Excel you can make use of the CONCAT Ampersand, Flash Fill or TEXTJOIN functions or formulas.

If your source data is in Excel and has duplicates, run Power Query to remove those duplicates before running a Word mail merge.

See Part One for instructions on how to export Outlook contacts to Excel for data management. Long field names are a pain—they use too much space and take forever to type—so shorten them.