How do I concatenate contact names from different sheets?

How do I add a contact name from a sheet to a cell in another sheet that has already other names?
For instance in sheet 1, column 1, I have Person One and in column 2, I have Person Two and Person Three. How do I add the 3 names to another sheet in one cell?
Thanks!
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Andrée Starå ✭✭✭✭✭✭
Hi@User251
I hope you're well and safe!
To add to Christian's excellent advice/answer.
Unfortunately, it's not possible now to combine multiple contacts with a formula, but it's an excellent idea!
Please submit an Enhancement Request when you have a moment.
I hope that helps!
Be safe and have a fantastic weekend!
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Christian Graf ✭✭✭✭
This is for if you have a column of names and want distinct ones.
=JOIN(DISTINCT({Contact (Sheet1)}), " & ")
If this isn't the answer can you share an image? It's hard to follow a text explanation.
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User251 ✭
Thank you@Christian Graffor your reply.
Here is a screenshot of what I mean: I have 2 columns with contacts in Sheet 1 below. I need the contacts columns in sheet 1 to be separate because each column is used for a different purpose.
I want to be able to add the 3 contacts in one column in the second sheet below. I want to make sure that when my contacts in sheet 1 change, they automatically change in sheet 2.
Thank you.
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Andrée Starå ✭✭✭✭✭✭
Hi@User251
I hope you're well and safe!
To add to Christian's excellent advice/answer.
Unfortunately, it's not possible now to combine multiple contacts with a formula, but it's an excellent idea!
Please submit an Enhancement Request when you have a moment.
I hope that helps!
Be safe and have a fantastic weekend!
Best,
Andrée Starå| Workflow Consultant / CEO @WORK BOLD
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User251 ✭
Thank you@Andrée Starå. That was helpful. I will submit an enhancement request. I think adding the feature will be very helpful.
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User251 ✭
@Christian Graf. The formula you suggested works very well with columns that have any type other than Contact List. I get the error "#INVALID DATA TYPE" when I use it with 2 contact list columns. I submitted a request for improvement to the Smartshee team.
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