One workbook, several tabs

How to merge multiple sheets in one Excel workbook

A workbook can contain several tables that belong together. MergeStudio can use two or more tabs from the same file, either matching related records or stacking similar rows.

You do not need separate files

Many spreadsheet tools describe merging as “combine two files,” but the real data may already live inside one workbook. For example, a workbook might contain Customers, Orders and Payments tabs. Upload that one XLSX file, select those tabs as separate sources, and choose how they relate.

Two different ways to combine worksheet tabs

Join by a matching column

Use this when the tabs contain different information about the same customers, products, employees, orders or accounts.

Stack rows

Use this when the tabs contain the same kind of records for different months, locations, teams or categories.

Mix workbook tabs and other files

You can also select several tabs from one workbook and add sheets from other Excel or CSV files to the same workflow.

Example: Customers + Orders + Payments tabs

Suppose one workbook contains three tabs. Customers uses Customer ID, Orders uses Account Number, and Payments uses Customer #. The column names differ, but if the values represent the same customer identifier, each tab can be mapped to the corresponding match column.

Result: the three tabs can become one output table containing customer information, order information and payment information for the same records.

Step by step

  1. Open the free spreadsheet merge tool.
  2. Upload the Excel workbook.
  3. Select two or more worksheet tabs from the workbook.
  4. Choose whether to join matching records or Stack Rows.
  5. For a join, select the matching column separately for each tab.
  6. Choose the columns you want in the finished file and reorder them if needed.
  7. Preview and download the merged workbook.

When stacking tabs is the better choice

If your workbook has tabs named January, February, March and April and each tab contains the same kind of sales rows, Stack Rows is usually the right choice. MergeStudio aligns values by column header and appends the records vertically. Read join vs. stack for more examples.

Can you select tabs from several workbooks too?

Yes. The workflow is not limited to one workbook. You can select one or more tabs from several uploaded files. That is useful when part of a job is already consolidated into a workbook while another source arrives as a separate Excel or CSV export. See how to merge multiple Excel files.

Combine the tabs you actually need

Upload one workbook and select the sheets that belong in the result.

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