Moving data from one column to another but only if cell is blank.

**discoverdean** · 10-29-2009, 09:53 AM

Hi,
I need to move data from columns B & C into A without losing current data in column A (see attachment). I'm sure I know how to do this but cannot for the life of me remember how.... v. frustrating.
Can you help?

**Douga3m** · 10-29-2009, 10:42 AM

Have you tried using the CONCATENATE function?

CONCATENATE(A1,B1,C1)

**discoverdean** · 10-29-2009, 11:00 AM

Thanks for the suggestion but this doesn't seem to work with date formats.

**NBVC** · 10-29-2009, 11:04 AM

Try in another column:

=MAX(A2:C2)

copied down.

then copy that and paste special >> Values over the original.

**Douga3m** · 10-29-2009, 11:07 AM

I may have misunderstood what you really wanted to do.

Have you tried simply highlighting the cell you want to move, then left clicking on the border of that cell, and simply dragging to to where you want it?

**discoverdean** · 10-29-2009, 11:27 AM

Great, thx.... due to the number of rows i'm working with '=max' is what I'm looking for.

**la_techie** · 04-03-2012, 03:10 PM

Douga3m,

I have a similar issue, the only difference is that I need to put data from column B on Column A
and if column B is empty pull the data from column C onto column A.

Can you help?

Thank you kindly in advance.
M