{"id":548179,"date":"2023-02-05T20:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-add-text-to-a-cell-with-a-formula-in-excel\/"},"modified":"2023-02-05T20:00:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T17:00:51","slug":"how-to-add-text-to-a-cell-with-a-formula-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-text-to-a-cell-with-a-formula-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Add Text to a Cell With a Formula in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41883de92bd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41883de92bd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-text-to-a-cell-with-a-formula-in-excel\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Add_Text_to_a_Cell_With_a_Formula_in_Excel%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Add Text to a Cell With a Formula in Excel&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-text-to-a-cell-with-a-formula-in-excel\/#Add_Text_to_the_Beginning_of_a_Cell\" >Add Text to the Beginning of a Cell<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-text-to-a-cell-with-a-formula-in-excel\/#Add_Text_to_the_End_of_a_Cell\" >Add Text to the End of a Cell<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-text-to-a-cell-with-a-formula-in-excel\/#Add_Text_After_a_Specific_Number_of_Characters\" >Add Text After a Specific Number of Characters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-text-to-a-cell-with-a-formula-in-excel\/#Add_Text_After_a_Specific_Character\" >Add Text After a Specific Character<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Add_Text_to_a_Cell_With_a_Formula_in_Excel%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Add Text to a Cell With a Formula in Excel&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-731027\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MS-excel-logo-675.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Microsoft Excel logo.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To add text to the beginning or the end of your existing text, use the &#8220;&amp;&#8221; operator or the CONCAT function. Using other functions, you can add text at the nth character or before or after a specific character.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to add some text to the beginning, middle, or end of the existing text in your cells? Microsoft Excel has you covered. You can use a formula or function to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>end text to your cells, including finding a specific character and adding your text before or after it. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_Text_to_the_Beginning_of_a_Cell\"><\/span>Add Text to the Beginning of a Cell<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/449169\/how-to-add-space-between-text-and-cell-borders-in-excel\/\">To add some text before your existing text in a cell, simply use the <code>&amp;<\/code> (ampersand) operator or the <code>CONCAT<\/code> function. Both work the same way.<\/p>\n<p>To use them, first, open your Excel spreadsheet and select the cell where you want to display your merged text.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-857628\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-excel-select-cell.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select a cell.\" width=\"730\" height=\"325\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the chosen cell, type the following formula and press Enter. In this formula, replace <code>Mr.\u00a0<\/code>\u00a0(note the space after the text) with the text you want to add and <code>B2<\/code> with the reference of the cell where you want to append your text.<\/p>\n<pre>=\"Mr. \"&amp;B2<\/pre>\n<p>Note that we\u2019ve enclosed the text to add in double-quotes. You can add any text, spaces, numbers, or symbols within these quotes, and Excel will append them to your existing cell content.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-857629\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-excel-add-text-before-text.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Add text before text using the &amp; operator.\" width=\"730\" height=\"451\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to use the <code>CONCAT<\/code> function, then in the cell where you want to display the result, enter the following function and press Enter. Here, replace <code>Mr.\u00a0<\/code> with the text to add and <code>B2<\/code> with the cell reference where your existing text is.<\/p>\n<pre>=CONCAT(\"Mr. \",C2)<\/pre>\n<p>Your result will look like the following:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-857630\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-excel-concat-before.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Add text before text using CONCAT.\" width=\"730\" height=\"448\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Add Space Between Text and Cell Borders in Excel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_Text_to_the_End_of_a_Cell\"><\/span>Add Text to the End of a Cell<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To append your custom text at the end of your existing text, use the same <code>&amp;<\/code> (ampersand) operator or the <code>CONCAT<\/code> function.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to use the <code>&amp;<\/code> operator, then in your Excel spreadsheet, click the cell where you want to display the result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-857631\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-excel-choose-cell.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Choose a cell.\" width=\"730\" height=\"314\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the selected cell, type the following formula and press Enter. Here, replace <code>B2<\/code> with the cell where your existing text is and <code> (Journalist)<\/code>with the text you want to append.<\/p>\n<pre>=B2&amp;\" (Journalist)\"<\/pre>\n<p>There\u2019s a space before <code> (Journalist)<\/code> so that this custom text adds a space right after your existing text ends.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-857633\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5-excel-add-text-after-text.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Add text after text using the &amp; operator.\" width=\"730\" height=\"447\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to use the <code>CONCAT<\/code> function, then in your chosen cell, enter the following and press the Enter key. Once again, replace <code>B2<\/code> with the cell containing your existing text and <code> (Journalist)<\/code> with the text you want to add.<\/p>\n<pre>=CONCAT(B2,\" (Journalist)\")<\/pre>\n<p>And here\u2019s what the result will look like:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-857634\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6-excel-concat-after.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Add text after text using CONCAT.\" width=\"730\" height=\"444\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/681076\/how-to-add-alternative-text-to-an-object-in-microsoft-excel\/\"><strong><em>How to Add Alternative Text to an Object in Microsoft Excel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_Text_After_a_Specific_Number_of_Characters\"><\/span>Add Text After a Specific Number of Characters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Excel allows you to add custom text after the specified number of characters in your existing text or after a specific character.<\/p>\n<p>To add your text after a specific number of characters, use the <code>LEFT<\/code> , <code>RIGHT<\/code> , and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/716615\/how-to-use-the-len-function-in-microsoft-excel\/\"><code>LEN<\/code> functions in combination with the <code>&amp;<\/code> operator.<\/p>\n<p>For example, to add a <code>-<\/code> (hyphen) after the second character in the <code>C2<\/code> cell\u2019s content, select the cell where you want to display the result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-857635\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/7-excel-click-cell.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"320\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the selected cell, type the following formula and press Enter. Here, replace all instances of <code>C2<\/code> with your cell reference, <code>-<\/code> (hyphen) with the text you want to add, and <code>2<\/code> with the number of characters after which you want your custom text to appear.<\/p>\n<pre>=LEFT(C2,2)&amp;\"-\"&amp;RIGHT(C2,LEN(C2)-2)<\/pre>\n<p>Soon as you press Enter, Excel will add the specified text and display the result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-857638\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/8-excel-add-text-nth-character.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Insert text after specific characters.\" width=\"730\" height=\"383\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_Text_After_a_Specific_Character\"><\/span>Add Text After a Specific Character<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In case you want to add text after or before a specific character in a cell\u2019s text content, then use Excel\u2019s <code>LEFT<\/code> , <code>SEARCH<\/code> , <code>RIGHT<\/code> , and <code>LEN<\/code> functions.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, to add <code>212<\/code> (NYC\u2019s area code) after the <code>#<\/code> (hash) symbol, you\u2019ll use the following formula. Here, you\u2019ll replace <code>C2<\/code> with the cell where your existing text is, <code>#<\/code> with the character after which you want to append your text, and <code>212<\/code> with the text to add.<\/p>\n<pre>=LEFT(C2,SEARCH(\"#\",C2))&amp;\"212\"&amp;RIGHT(C2,LEN(C2)-SEARCH(\"#\",C2))<\/pre>\n<p>You\u2019ll see the result in your selected cell.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-857641\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/9-excel-add-text-after-specific-character.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Append text after a specific character.\" width=\"730\" height=\"318\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve used a formula or function from the above sections, you can <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/810735\/how-to-copy-a-formula-in-excel\/\">automatically copy it for all your records in the sheet. To do that, from the bottom-right corner of the cell where you\u2019ve entered your function or formula, drag downwards until all your records are covered. And that\u2019s all.<\/p>\n<p>Is your concatenated text not fitting Excel\u2019s default cell size? There\u2019s a way to shrink or expand your cells.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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