user: how would i merge different sheets in an excel file in a single one?

assistant: You can do this with the consolidate feature in Excel:

Open the file with the sheets you want to consolidate
Go to the Data tab
Click Consolidate
Click 'Use labels in' and select the reference sheet (the one that contains the labels/headers for the data)
Check the sheets you want to consolidate into the reference sheet
Click OK

This will copy the data from the selected sheets into the reference sheet, using the labels from that sheet to determine where to put the data.
So essentially it merges the data from the sheets, using the first sheet as the template for the headings etc.

If you don't have a separate reference sheet, you can also do this with VBA by looping over the sheets and copying the data to a new sheet. But the consolidate feature is easier and more flexible in most cases.

user: After merging is there a way to print out the finalized sheet?

assistant: Yes, there are multiple ways to print out the finalized sheet after merging different Excel sheets. Here are the steps for each method:

Using Power Query:
1. Open the new Excel workbook and make sure the workbook of interest is not opened.
2. Under the “Get & Transform Data” section in the Data tab, click “Get Data” → “From File” → “From Workbook” and select your workbook.
3. Once you’ve opened your file of interest, you’ll be prompted with a Navigator that shows you all the sheets in your workbook. Check the “Select Multiple Items” box and then check off all the spreadsheets you want to merge together.
4. On the left, you’ll see a list of your sheets under “Queries”, click on the sheet that you’d like to begin with.
5. Move around the columns using the arrows or rename the columns by clicking on the name.
6. Click “Close & Load” on the top left corner to save the table to your new workbook.
7. Click “File” → “Print” to print out the finalized sheet.

Using Merge Spreadsheets:
1. Go to the Merge Spreadsheets website and upload all your workbooks.
2. Check and see if all of your sheets of interest are opened. If not, go to “File Options” and click “Import Other Sheets” to choose the proper sheet for each workbook.
3. Move around and edit the columns if you’d like.
4. Click “Download” to download the finalized sheet.
5. Open the downloaded file and click “File” → “Print” to print out the finalized sheet.

Using Excel built-in features:
1. Open all the workbooks you want to merge together.
2. Using the “Move or Copy” tool, move all the spreadsheets of interest into one workbook.
3. Save your current workbook and exit the window. Then, open a new workbook.
4. Go to the Data tab and click “Get Data” → “From File” → “From Workbook”.
5. Select your workbook, check the “Select Multiple Items” box, and check off all the spreadsheets you want to merge together.
6. Click “Transform data”, then click “Append Queries” under the “Combine” section.
7. Select and order the sheets like you would’ve before, then click “Ok”.
8. Click “Close & Load” to save the merged table to your new workbook.
9. Click “File” → “Print” to print out the finalized sheet.

Using Ablebits Merge & Combine tools:
1. Download and install the Ablebits Ultimate Suite for Excel.
2. Open the sheets that you want to merge.
3. On the Excel ribbon, go to the Ablebits tab, Merge group, click Copy Sheets, and choose the appropriate option.
4. Select worksheets and, optionally, ranges to merge.
5. Choose how to merge sheets by configuring additional settings.
6. Click the Copy button to merge the sheets.
7. Click “File” → “Print” to print out the finalized sheet.