ARRAYTOTEXT in WPS Spreadsheet: Turn a Text Grid into One String

=ARRAYTOTEXT(array,format)

array supplies the rectangle. This recipe supplies format explicitly: 0 for the demonstrated concise representation, 1 for the demonstrated strict representation. The live dialog labels 0 as the default, but omission is not needed for either recipe. Other format values are not covered here.

Enter A1=Oak, B1=Pine, A2=Elm, B2=Ash. In D1 enter =ARRAYTOTEXT(A1:B2,0). Expected single-cell text is Oak, Pine, Elm, Ash, read across the first row and then the second. These are four plain text cells, not an array formula typed as text.

In D3 enter =ARRAYTOTEXT(A1:B2,1). The independently expected strict representation is {"Oak","Pine";"Elm","Ash"}. The braces enclose the array, quotes identify strings, commas separate columns and the semicolon separates rows. These examples contain no embedded quotes or separators; exact escaping behavior is not established.

Change only A2 to Cedar and use the same explicit-mode formulas in a separate test. The expected concise sequence is Oak, Pine, Cedar, Ash; the strict structure remains two rows of two strings. This is a small structural check, not a promise about automatic recalculation timing.

At 42.746s the source shows =ARRAYTOTEXT(B22:E25,0) and a row-first list from a 4×4 name grid. At 64s the video shows =ARRAYTOTEXT(B22:E25,1), format 1 in the live dialog and a strict preview. The final strict string at 68.172s preserves four rows with semicolons.

Mixed types, date formatting, errors, empty cells, embedded quotation marks, delimiter escaping and locale-specific punctuation remain untested. Do not use this narrow example as a CSV-export specification.

If the function is not recognized, confirm its availability in the intended WPS installation before changing the formula or substituting a similarly named function.

The official WPS ARRAYTOTEXT lesson shows a Chinese-language WPS spreadsheet interface. The review on October 19, 2026 did not establish a numeric build, exact edition, operating system, license requirement or introduction date. Historical demonstration does not prove present support across desktop, web and mobile editions.

The examples above have independently checked expected results. They have not been executed in an installed WPS build.

For a text result with a chosen delimiter, compare TEXTJOIN. To keep the values in separate cells instead, see TOROW and TOCOL.

• Official WPS ARRAYTOTEXT lesson
• Official lesson video

The timestamps refer to the linked WPS video. Behavior beyond the examples, including support in your installed version, should be checked before production use.