Mark Coppock/Digital Trends Using the Concatenate function to merge cells in Microsoft Excel Sometimes we want to take two columns and merge them into one, keeping the information from both columns.

Appending records from different data sets into a single list or data range can be tedious if you’re doing it manually. Instead, use Microsoft Excel’s VSTACK() function.

When you want to combine values in Microsoft Excel, instead of complex expressions or VBA, opt for Power Query – it’s fast and easy.