{"id":10020,"date":"2019-05-24T11:38:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T09:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=10020"},"modified":"2024-03-25T22:45:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T21:45:36","slug":"textjoin-formula-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/textjoin-formula-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What does it do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Concatenates a list with a specified delimiter<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Formula breakdown:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=TEXTJOIN(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">delimiter<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">ignore_empty<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">text1, &#8230;<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What it means:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=TEXTJOIN(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">the delimiter<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">ignore empty cells in combining text<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">first text\/range to combine, &#8230;<\/span>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Do you want to combine text or a range of cells together easily? The\u00a0<strong>TEXTJOIN Formula\u00a0<\/strong>in Excel will do this for you in a flash! The\u00a0<strong>TEXTJOIN Formula\u00a0<\/strong>was introduced in Excel 2019.<\/p>\n<p>It can even let you specify a <strong>delimiter<\/strong> to use to combine the text together and <strong>ignore empty cells<\/strong> for you!<\/p>\n<p>I explain how you can do this below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xy6iJNmvZfM?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignmiddle wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">TEXTJOIN-FORMULA.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\">\n<\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> We need to <strong>enter the <i>TEXTJOIN\u00a0<\/i>function in a blank cell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">=TEXTJOIN(<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-01.jpg\" alt=\"TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel\" width=\"752\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-01.jpg 752w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-01-300x57.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The <b>TEXTJOIN\u00a0<\/b>arguments:<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>delimiter<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is the delimiter to use in combining the text?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>We want to have the text combined together and separated by a comma:<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>=TEXTJOIN(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8220;,&#8221;,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-02.jpg\" alt=\"TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel\" width=\"786\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-02.jpg 786w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-02-300x62.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-02-768x159.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>ignore_empty<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Do you want to ignore the empty cells?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us set this to TRUE to ignore the empty cells when combining them together:<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>=TEXTJOIN(&#8220;,&#8221;,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TRUE,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-03.jpg\" alt=\"TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel\" width=\"835\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-03.jpg 835w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-03-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-03-768x129.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>text1, &#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Which cells do you want to combine together?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the range of cells that you want to combine together<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>=TEXTJOIN(&#8220;,&#8221;,\u00a0TRUE,<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> C9:E9)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-04.jpg\" alt=\"TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel\" width=\"706\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-04.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-04-300x60.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apply the same formula to the rest of the cells by dragging the lower right corner downwards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-05.jpg\" alt=\"TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel\" width=\"660\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-05.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-05-300x65.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You now have your combined text!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-06.jpg\" alt=\"TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel\" width=\"683\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-06.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TEXTJOIN-FORMULA-06-300x72.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How to Use the TEXTJOIN Formula in Excel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ebooks.myexcelonline.com\/products\/101-most-popular-excel-formulas-e-book\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; What does it do? Concatenates a list with a specified delimiter Formula breakdown: =TEXTJOIN(delimiter, ignore_empty, text1, &#8230;) What it means: =TEXTJOIN(the delimiter, ignore empty cells in combining text, first text\/range to combine, &#8230;) Do you want to combine text or a range of cells together easily? The\u00a0TEXTJOIN Formula\u00a0in Excel will do this for you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[551,3,14],"tags":[142,70,552],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10020"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}