Switching rows and columns

  • Thread starter Schraalhans Keukenmeester
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Schraalhans Keukenmeester

I am quite sure, in a long forgotten history, Lotus 1-2-3 had an option
allowing one to switch column contents to rows and vice versa. I must be
looking for the wrong keywords in help and google, can someone tell me
how to swap rows and columns in excel? Alternatively, same question for
OpenOffice Calc, which I also work with...

THANKS!
Sh.
 
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Dave Peterson

I don't use OO.

But in Excel, you can select your range to transpose.
then Edit|Copy
Then select the top left cell of the new range
edit|Paste special|check Transpose and then ok.

You'll have to make sure that there is no overlap between the two ranges.
 
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Gord Dibben

Check out the word "Transpose" in Excel help.

Or just copy A1:A200 and select B1 and Edit>Paste Special>Transpose>OK>Esc

A1:A200 can then be deleted.

B1:GS1 contains the transposed data.

NOTE: unless using 2007 version you are limited to 256 columns when transposing
to one row.

Does that last sentence make sense?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 
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Schraalhans Keukenmeester

Gord said:
Check out the word "Transpose" in Excel help.

Or just copy A1:A200 and select B1 and Edit>Paste Special>Transpose>OK>Esc

A1:A200 can then be deleted.

B1:GS1 contains the transposed data.

NOTE: unless using 2007 version you are limited to 256 columns when transposing
to one row.

Does that last sentence make sense?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
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Yup, Transpose was the one I was looking for. My tables don't come close
to that many columns (and no I am not using 2007, I have 2003.)

I have found the equivalent in OO as well. (Basically the same)

Thanks for both replies.
 
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