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4 Easy Steps to Concatenate Columns in Power Query

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Merging columns is also a feature of Power Query which is very useful for transforming data. You can use this feature easily by following below steps.

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Merge Columns in Power Query

Step 1: Select the Columns in Power Query for Merging

If you have a data table as shown below and you want to merge the two columns together then just select the columns in Power Query.

SELECT COLUMNS FOR MERGING

Step 2: Merge Columns

To merge columns in Power Query, click on-

Add Column > Merge Columns

MERGE SELECTED COLUMNS

Step 3: Add Separator to the Merged Column

After you click on Merge Columns option, a Merge Columns window gets open.

In this window, you have to add a separator in the Separator option from the dropdown list. Here, we have selected the Space option as the separator between two texts. Another option is to add a new column where you have to specify the column name as shown in below picture.

ADD SEPARATOR IN MERGE COLUMNS WINDOW

Step 4: Close & Apply

After merging columns in Power Query successfully, click on Close & Apply button to save the changes.

DATA TABLE AFTER MERGING COLUMNS

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