4.4.1 Appending Worksheets to Single Sheet


You can combine multiple worksheets to be one new worksheet with the Append Worksheet tool. These worksheets can be appended column by column, or row by row.

In order to access this tool, make sure a flat worksheet is active and select Worksheet:Append Worksheet to open the wAppend dialog. It utilizes the wAppend X-Function.

Notes: The worksheet style formats and embedded graph will be lost in the output worksheet after you append worksheets together.

Dialog Control

Recalculate

Specify the Recalculate Mode.

  • None
  • Auto
  • Manual
Worksheets

This part is used to specify the input worksheets to be combined. It includes a display box and a toolbar with four buttons Group List Toolbar append worksheet.png:

  • Display Box
    The selected worksheets will be displayed in this box. The sequence of the worksheet names displaying in this box determines the sequence they are used for appending.
  • Triangle Button for Select Button Group List Add.png
    Specify the input worksheet(s) by choosing an option from the context menu:
    Sheets in Book
    Including all flat worksheets in the current active workbook.
    Sheets in Folder
    Including all flat worksheets in the current active Project Explorer folder.
    Sheets in Folder (Recursive)
    Including all flat worksheets in the current active Project Explorer folder and all its sub folder.
    Sheets in Project
    Including all flat worksheets in the current Origin project
    Select Worksheets
    Open the Sheet Browser to select worksheets.
    Reset
    Clear current selection
  • Remove button Button Group List Remove.png
    Click it to remove the selected worksheet(s) from the Display Box. This button will not be activated if there is no worksheet in the Display Box (indicated by <None>).
  • Move Up button Button Group List Move Up.png
    Move up the selected worksheet(s) in the Display Box so the appending sequence changes.
  • Move Down button Button Group List Move Down.png
    Move down the selected worksheet(s) in the Display Box so the appending sequence changes.
Range

Specify whether to append entire worksheet or specified columns.

  • Entire Worksheet
    Entire worksheet will be appended.
  • Specified Columns
    Specified columns in worksheet will be appended.
Columns

This option is only available when Specified Columns is selected as Range. This part is used to specify the input columns to be combined. It includes a display box and a toolbar with four buttons Group List Toolbar append worksheet.png:

  • Display Box
    The selected columns will be displayed in this box. The sequence of the column names displaying in this box determines the sequence they are used for appending.
  • Triangle Button for Select Button Group List Add.png
    Common Columns
    Select one or multiple common column(s) that exist(s) in all selected worksheets.
    Custom Columns
    Open the Column Browser to select columns.
    Reset
    Clear current selection
  • Remove button Button Group List Remove.png
    Click it to remove the selected column(s) from the Display Box. This button will not be activated if there is no column in the Display Box (indicated by <None>) or no column is selected.
  • Move Up button Button Group List Move Up.png
    Move up the selected column(s) in the Display Box so the appending sequence changes.
  • Move Down button Button Group List Move Down.png
    Move down the selected column(s) in the Display Box so the appending sequence changes.
Append by

Specify the direction to append worksheets or columns.

  • Column
    The worksheets/columns will be appended as new columns.
  • Row
    The worksheets/columns will be appended as new rows.
Output Worksheet Specifies where to output the combined worksheet.