SO I have data on excel that looks like this below(attached). How I first separate the data, perhaps inserting a break before each #, and then combine this information into one coherent paragraph? Please let me know! Thanks guys!
Whichofthe following is the paramount objective of
financial
reporting
by
state
and
local
governments?
a.
Reliability.
b.
Consistency.
c.
Comparability.
d.
Accountability.
Last edited by oball23; 02-04-2016 at 06:17 PM. Reason: Moderator Request- non descriptive
Does it need to be done in Excel?
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It does not need to be done in Excel, any ideas would be much appreciated! Thanks again!!
What would your expected outcome look like?
It would look merged or something simple like this:
Whichofthe following is the paramount objective of financial reporting by state and local governments?
a. Reliability. b.Consistency.c. Comparability.d.Accountability.
you could copy all of the data into Word then use find and replace - Highlight all the cells with the data in then press CTRL+C, open a blank word document then then right click and press on Paste values (the letter A) then in Word, press CTRL+H to bring up find and replace, where it says find simply type ^p (that's SHIFT+6 and then the letter p), in the replace box press the space bar once then click on Replace All.
if you wanted to do it in excel you could try this but it's simpler with Word,
in cell B1 for example type =CONCATENATE(TRANSPOSE(A1:A8&" "))
before you press enter highlight TRANSPOSE(A1:A8&" " then press F9 - when you press F9 remove the squiggly brackets{} and press enter - this will combine the selected cells and input a space between each combined cell. Please note that this is limited to the number of cells you can combine under the transpose function if you get an error you could put it like this =CONCATENATE(TRANSPOSE(A1:A8&" ")& CONCATENATE(TRANSPOSE(A9:A16&" ")) and repeat the step of highlighting then pressing F9 for both Transpose Functions.
I hope I've answered your query.
Hey that worked Kerplunk1039! Thank you so much!!
Which one did you use? Word or the Formula?
Glad I could help
I just ended up using the MS word fix
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