Are you tired of manually adding prefixes and suffixes to each cell in a column in Excel? It’s time-consuming, tedious work that can leave even the most patient person frustrated. But fear not! In this blog post, we’ll show you how to quickly and easily add prefixes and suffixes to an entire column in Excel with just a few clicks. Say goodbye to mind-numbing manual labor and hello to efficiency!
Using the “&” Operator in Excel
If you need to add a prefix or suffix to an entire column of data in Excel, the “&” operator can be very useful. This operator allows you to concatenate (join) strings of text together. So, if you have a column of data with first names in one cells and last names in the next, you could use the “&” operator to join them together into full names in a third cell.
To use the “&” operator, simply type an equal sign (=) followed by the string of text that you want to use as a prefix or suffix, enclosed in quotation marks. Then type an ampersand (&), followed by the cell reference for the data that you want to concatenate. For example, if your data is in column A, you would type =”prefix”&A1 (or =”suffix”&A1, depending on whether you want to add the prefix or suffix before or after the data).
You can also concatenate multiple cells together by including more than one cell reference after the ampersand. For example, if you wanted to add a prefix and suffix to your data, you could use =”prefix”&A1&”suffix”. Or if you wanted to concatenate several columns together, you could use =A1&B1&C1.
If any of the cells that you are concatenating contain formulas
Using Excel’s concatenate function
Microsoft Excel offers a built-in function called CONCATENATE that allows you to quickly join together text from multiple cells into one cell. This is especially useful when you want to add a prefix or suffix to an entire column of data.
To use the CONCATENATE function, start by selecting the cell where you want the combined text to appear. Then, enter the following formula, replacing “cell1” and “cell2” with the cells you want to join: =CONCATENATE(cell1, cell2)
You can add as many cells as you like to this formula, simply separating each one with a comma. When you’re done, hit Enter and the text from all of the cells will be joined together in the selected cell.
Using Cell Format properties
If you want to add a prefix or suffix to an entire column in Excel, you can do so by using the cell format properties. To do this, select the cells that you want to modify, then click on the “Format” tab in the ribbon. In the “Cell Format” section, click on the drop-down menu next to “Prefix” or “Suffix”. From here, you can select the text that you want to add before or after each cell in your selection.
Conclusion
Adding a prefix and suffix to an entire column of cells in Excel is easy with the help of formulas. All you need to do is create a formula that will combine your prefix, cell values, and suffix together into a single string. Once your formula has been created, simply select the entire column containing the data you want to change, paste it in place over itself using the special paste feature or click on Paste Special > Values only. Your new text should now appear with all of its necessary components -prefixes and suffixes included!
