{"id":4918,"date":"2020-01-27T12:36:40","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T12:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=4918"},"modified":"2024-03-26T10:08:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T10:08:26","slug":"add-an-apostrophe-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/examples\/add-an-apostrophe-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"Add an Apostrophe in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you want to add an apostrophe in Excel, you can do it\nusing a simple formula. Place it into cell <strong>B2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=\"'\"&amp;A2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/add-apostrophe.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/add-apostrophe.png 342w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/add-apostrophe-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is another, simple method. You can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/en\/functions\/char\">CHAR function<\/a> instead of apostrophes. We need to pass a code that represents apostrophes. This code is <strong>39<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the formula is going to look like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=CHAR(39)&amp;A2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You may want to consider using this one because it seems cleaner than the previous one. This method has a disadvantage in that you must remember the code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both formulas are going to convert a value to a text. In our example, the cell with text stays text, and the cell with a number is converted to text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leading and trailing apostrophes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding an apostrophe at the beginning is very similar to the previous example, and looks like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=\"'\"&amp;A2&amp;\"'\"\n=CHAR(39)&amp;A2&amp;CHAR(39)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/leading-and-trailing.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/leading-and-trailing.png 412w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/leading-and-trailing-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The CONCAT function<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the <strong>CONCAT\nfunction<\/strong>. It will join multiple strings into a single one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apostrophe at the beginning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=CONCAT(\"'\", A2)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Apostrophe at the beginning and the end:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=CONCAT(\"'\", A2, \"'\")<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VBA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want, you can add apostrophes to the same column that\ncontains values, instead of creating an additional one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This formula does it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Sub AddAnApostrophe()\n    For Each cell In Selection\n        cell.Value = \"'\" &amp; cell.Value\n    Next cell\nEnd Sub<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This is how you can use this formula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select cells to which you want to add apostrophes and run\nthe code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/vba-formula.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/vba-formula.png 323w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/vba-formula-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s modify the procedure, so it will add a visible apostrophe to the values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Sub AddVisibleApostrophe()\n    For Each cell In Selection\n        cell.Value = \"''\" &amp; cell.Value\n    Next cell\nEnd Sub<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/vba-visible-apostrophe.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/vba-visible-apostrophe.png 323w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/vba-visible-apostrophe-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a similar way, you can modify the procedure to add apostrophes also at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Sub AddAnApostrophe()\n    For Each cell In Selection\n        cell.Value = \"''\" &amp; cell.Value &amp; \"'\"\n    Next cell\nEnd Sub<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Immediate window<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a tool in Excel, called <strong>Immediate Window<\/strong>. Many people don&#8217;t know about it, but it can be\nuseful as you can write commands and execute them on the spot. Let&#8217;s use it in\nthis example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you have to open VBE by pressing Left <strong>Alt + F11<\/strong> and then <strong>Ctrl + G<\/strong> to open the Immediate window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/immediate-window.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/immediate-window.png 555w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/immediate-window-300x78.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, enter the following code and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>for each v in range(\"C1:C2\") : v.value = \"'\" &amp; v.value : next<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This code works the same way as the first procedure <strong>AddAnApostrophe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to add an apostrophe in Excel, you can do it using a simple formula. 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