TEXT FUNCTION 1 . CONCATENATE FUNCTION : Summary The Excel CONCATENATE function concatenates (joins) join up to 30 text items together and returns the result as text. The CONCAT function replaces CONCATENATE in newer versions of Excel. Purpose Join text together Return value Text joined together. Syntax =CONCATENATE (text1, text2, [text3], ...) Arguments text1 - The first text value to join together. text2 - The seond text value to join together. text3 - [optional] The third text value to join together. Usage notes CONCATENATE can join up to 30 text items together. Text items can be text strings, numbers, or cell references that refer to one cell. Numbers are converted to text when joined. If you need to specify a ...