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While you're working in Excel, you might notice that the data you have in horizontal cells might make more sense in vertical cells. You can use the copy and paste/transpose method, but that might result in duplicate data. This wikiHow will teach you how to transpose in Excel using the TRANSPOSE function.
Steps
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1Open your document in Excel. You can find this program in your Start Menu or Applications Folder.
- You can either open your document from Excel by clicking Open from the File tab, or you can right-click the file in your file browser and click Open With.
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2Select blank cells that mirror the same amount of your original cell set. For example, if you have 4 cells of data presented vertically that you want to display horizontally and 4 cells of data you have horizontal that you want vertical, make sure you select the same amount of blank cells (8) so they can be transposed.Advertisement
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3Enter "
=TRANSPOSE(
". Type this while you have the cells selected and it will apply to all the cells. -
4Type the range of cells you want to transpose. For example, if the 8 cells of data are in A1-B4, you'll enter "
=TRANSPOSE(A1:B4)
".- Don't press Enter/Return yet.
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5Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↵ Enter. Since you're using an array formula (which is a formula that gets applied to more than one cell), you'll need to press Ctrl + Shift + Enter instead of just Enter.[1]
- If you don't like those results, you can try using the copy and paste/transpose method.
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1. Open your document in Excel.
2. Select blank cells that mirror the same amount of your original cell set.
3. Enter "=TRANSPOSE(."
4. Type the range of cells you want to transpose.
5. Press Ctrl + Shift + Enter.