{"id":2160,"date":"2020-04-30T18:06:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T18:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2020-04-30T18:06:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T18:06:52","slug":"combining-multiple-google-sheets-into-one-master-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/30\/combining-multiple-google-sheets-into-one-master-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Combining Multiple Google Sheets into One Master Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is often that we find it difficult to organize and manage sheets that contain data. Unorganized files can result in the loss of important data. Therefore, it would be convenient if the sheets were combined into one Master Sheet so that all the important and required information can be displayed in a single sheet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to that, it makes cross-comparisons and running statistical analysis even easier. So, let us take a look into different ways regarding combining multiple Google Sheets.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Combining Multiple Google Sheets Using Tabs<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first method of combining multiple Google Sheets into one Master sheet requires using tabs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, you will need to upload sheets that contain the data in addition to a blank Master sheet. The Master Sheet is the sheet where the data will be combined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image7.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image7-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image7-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, head over to the Master Sheet and Type <\/span><b>= <span style=\"color: #800000;\">{<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image6.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image6-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image6-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Move towards the first sheet that contains the data and select everything except the columns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat the process for the remaining sheets and make sure that you add <\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>;<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while adding sheets in the function bar above.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you are done copying data, close the function in the command bar by adding <\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>}<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and hit Enter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image10.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image10-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image10-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image10-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will have the data of different sheets combined into one Master Sheet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Combining Multiple Google Sheets Using Powertools (Add-On)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another way of combining multiple Google Sheets is by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.2checkout.com\/order\/product.php?PRODS=4721564&amp;QTY=1&amp;AFFILIATE=127757&amp;__c=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">using Add-Ons such as Power Tools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To install Powertools, simply visit the Add-ons section and click Get add-Ons. Search for Power Tools and install.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image2.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image2-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have launched Power Tools, a new Window will pop up on the right, providing several options regarding merging and combining. Select Combine Sheets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image5.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image5-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image5-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image5-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power Tools will automatically upload all the Google Sheets located in your drive. You can click the Add files from Drive option<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to view all the files present in the drive and select the ones you wish to combine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1-2.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image1-2-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the files and click Next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image8.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image8-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image8-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image8-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can choose a custom location for the new combined file or a New sheet or Spreadsheet. In this tutorial we have selected New Sheet. Click Combine and you shall end up with a separate sheet termed as Combined Data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image9.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image9-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image9-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image9-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Combining Multiple Google Sheets Using the ImportRange Function<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final method of compiling Google Sheets involves using the ImportRange function.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the sheet where you want the data to be imported along with the sheets that you want to pull data from.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, type <\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>=<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and select ImportRange. ImportRange function requires the link of the original sheet (the sheet from which you wish to pull data from) and the range of cells.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In simpler words, the ImportRange function will consist of three things: Original Sheet link, Sheet Name and Range of cells.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ImportRange function will look similar to this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>=IMPORTRANGE(&#8220;1CGzy5oWpPI7hN-RIvlZZ3zn12IL8m4UlIkSC_ZfizvM&#8221;,&#8221;Sales Sheet A!A1:E4)&#8221;)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might come across a prompt such as the one displayed in the image above. This is because initially Google Sheet is not allowed to fetch information from other sheets. Therefore, simply click Allow Access.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image3.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image3-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once access is allowed, the data will be copied but without the original formatting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ImportRange function is particularly important if you have data present on individual google sheets. This makes it easy to import data from multiple Google sheets in a single go by using a single function.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is often that we find it difficult to organize and manage sheets that contain data. Unorganized files can result in the loss of important data. Therefore, it would be convenient if the sheets were combined into one Master Sheet so that all the important and required information can be displayed in a single sheet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1103,31],"tags":[1236,1237,1238,1235],"class_list":["post-2160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cloud","category-solutions","tag-combine-multiple-google-sheets-into-a-single-sheet","tag-combining-multiple-google-sheets-into-one","tag-how-to-merge-multiple-google-sheets-into-one","tag-merge-multiple-google-sheets-into-one"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2160"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2172,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160\/revisions\/2172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}