How do I transpose data in columns to rows?

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This macro will do it for you if it's all in column A

Hit Alt + F11 to bring up VBA editor. Right click insert - module. Paste the code below in the module and to go debug - compile project and hit F5 to run it. Easy breezy.

Sub transposedelete()

Dim rownum As Long
Dim colnum As Long
Dim data, result
colnum = 1

Application.ScreenUpdating = False

'check if the data on the sheet start where the code expects it
If Range("a1") = "" Then Exit Sub


    ' define data range
    With Range("a1", Cells(Rows.Count, "a").End(xlUp)).Resize(, 2)
    data = .Value
    numrows = UBound(data)

    'loop it
    For rownum = 2 To numrows

    Range((Cells(rownum, colnum)), (Cells(rownum + 1, colnum))).Copy
    ' transpose
    Cells(rownum - 1, colnum + 1).Select
    Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteAll, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks:= _
        False, Transpose:=True

    'delete rows (this could be cleaner)
    Rows(rownum).Select
    Application.CutCopyMode = False
    Selection.Delete Shift:=xlUp
    Rows(rownum).Select
    Application.CutCopyMode = False
    Selection.Delete Shift:=xlUp


    Next

    End With

    Application.ScreenUpdating = True

End Sub

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See now that wasn't difficult or intimidating, was it? And now you have a trick up your sleeve! Learning is great fun!

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J. McLain

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

J. McLain over 1 year
How do I transpose data in columns to rows?

If the data is:
```
Joe  
some city  
some state  
Bob  
no city  
no state  
```
and I use Paste Special » Transpose, I get
```
Joe some city some state Bob no city no state  
```
What I want is:
```
Joe some city some state  
Bob no city no state  
```
I do not know VBA.
- Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams about 12 years
  
  That is transposition.
- Raystafarian about 12 years
  
  @Arkive it is nearly a dupe but since the data is positioned differently, I'm not sure about closing it.
mischab1 about 12 years

The article you link to is how to split one column to multiple columns, not rows.
octern about 12 years

When you put multiple columns side-by-side, you've created rows. Depending on how the data in the single column are laid out, you might have to transpose after breaking into multiple columns.