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# **Joining text with & and TEXTJOIN practice exercises**

Put text from several cells together into one, with spaces or other separators between the parts, and skip the cells that are empty.

[**Start the first exercise**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/join-text/join-names-ampersand)

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1. [**1****Join first and last name with &**In C2, join the first name in A2 and the last name in B2 with a space between them. Use the & operator.](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/join-text/join-names-ampersand)
2. [**2****Build an email address****Premium**In C2, build the email address first.last@northwind.com in small letters from A2 and B2. Join the parts with & and wrap the whole thing in LOWER.](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/join-text/build-email-address)
3. [**3****Join an address with TEXTJOIN****Premium**In E2, join A2:D2 into one address with a comma and a space between the parts. Use TEXTJOIN and skip the empty Suite cell.](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/join-text/textjoin-address)
4. [**4****Build an ID from a department and a number****Premium**Badge IDs are the first 3 letters of the department in capitals, a dash and the employee number, like MAR-1042. In C2, build the ID with LEFT, UPPER and &.](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/join-text/build-id-left-upper)

## **Functions in this topic**

- [**LEFT**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/functions/left)
- [**UPPER**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/functions/upper)

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