How to add text to formula?
You may notice some problems when working with data. One of them is creating cells that contain different types of data.
Using an ampersand
Here are the steps to add text to formula in Microsoft Excel.
Suppose I want to add values in Cell A4, B4, C4 and D4 and display the result in cell E4 along with a text message.
I will enter a value in Cell A4, B4, C4 and D4 I will click on cell G4 and then write =A4+B4+C4+D4 & “answer” in the formula bar and press enter.
The result will be displayed as text in the cell where the formula is entered.
Note: any text written between ” ” will be displayed.
Important: Remember to add “&” (ampersand)
Using the CONCAT() function
The CONCAT() function is a more powerful than the & (ampersand) operator for adding text to formulas. It allows you to combine multiple text strings and formulas into a single string.
The following formula uses the CONCAT() function to combine the text strings “Hello” and “World” into a single string:
=CONCAT("Hello", " ", "World")
This formula will return the string “Hello World”.
You can also use the CONCAT() function to combine text strings and formulas into a single string. For example, the following formula uses the CONCAT() function to combine the text string “The total sales for the day are” with the formula SUM(A1:A10) to create a single string that displays the total sales for the day:
=CONCAT("The total sales for the day are ", SUM(A1:A10))
This formula will return a string such as “The total sales for the day are 1000”.
Using the TEXT() function
The TEXT() function can be used to format numbers as text. This can be useful when you want to add text to formulas that involve numbers.
The following formula uses the TEXT() function to format the number 1000 as a currency value with two decimal places:
=TEXT(1000, "$#,##0.00")
This formula will return the string “$1,000.00”.
You can use the TEXT() function to format numbers in a variety of ways.
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