Excel formula to skip a cell, multiple conditions

[mattyblueice]

Happy New Year!! I have a sheet with 3 columns filled with data and I am trying to consolidate that data vertically. For example,

Column A Column B Column C
Planning Research Testing

I want to create a formula that looks at each cell and in Column A and if there is a value than return the column header in Column A (Planning). I want this to continue for every cell in column A and if it reaches a blank, then to skip to column B and perform the same analysis, then skips to Column C, performs that same analysis and when it reaches a blank in column c then to stop.

I am not sure how to do this and would appreciate any ideas!

Thanks

Matt

 

[Fluff]

Can you post some sample data along with expected results.

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[mattyblueice]

Here is a sample. Unfortunately my company restricts Excel add ins

 

[Fluff]

Ok, how about in E4 only

=TOCOL(A4:C100,1,1)

 

[mattyblueice]

That worked in bringing in the values from column A, but not the others. I entered as an array (Ctrl-Shift-Enter)

 

[Fluff]

Don't enter it as an array formula, you don't need to do that with 365.

 

[mattyblueice]

Ok it gives me a #SPILL error

 

[Fluff]

Are you trying to put it into a table, or just a normal range?

 

[mattyblueice]

I normal range, I didn't create a table

 

[Fluff]

In that case clear out all cells below the formula.