ps.
You could be looking at formulas, too.
In xl2003 and below, you can use:
Tools|Options|View tab|uncheck Formulas.
If Formulas is already unchecked, then this wasn't the problem.
You could also use a shortcut to toggle this setting:
ctrl-~ (control-backquote, to the left of the 1/! key on my USA keyboard)
Richard Mahan wrote:
>
> I'm afraid I'm just not getting it ! I have been trying for over and hour. I
> just can't seem to combine the first name amd last name into one column. as
> I said before, I just started to working with excel and have a lot to learn
> but I appreciate the help.Thanks, Richard
>
> "Dave Peterson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Select column C
> > Format|Cells|Number tab
> > choose General
> >
> > Then reenter the formula (and drag down)
> >
> > Richard Mahan wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks but I must be doing something wrong since the only thing that
> >> shows
> >> up in Column C is the formula.
> >>
> >> "Max" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > In C1: =A1&" "&B1
> >> > Copy down
> >> > --
> >> > Max
> >> > Singapore
> >> > http://savefile.com/projects/236895
> >> > xdemechanik
> >> > ---
> >> > "Richard Mahan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >>I could really could use some help to combine the contents of Column
> >> >>(A )
> >> >>and (B) into Column (C) I'm not very knowledgeable with Excel or using
> >> >>formulas. The example I have is: First Name in column A Last name in
> >> >>Column B I want to put First and Last name into one Column C Thanks
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Richard K Mahan Sr
> >> >>
> >> >> "Imagination is the Father of Creativity"
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Dave Peterson
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Dave Peterson