TRANSPOSE worksheet function: insert blank columns/rows?

[bestofbreed]

Hi all,

Am looking to transpose a list of items that are listed vertically so that they are listed horizontally. I know this can be achieved by highlighting the relevant target cells, keying in =transpose(XX:XX) where XX are the ranges, and then typing in Ctrl-Shift-Enter to lock it in as an array.

BUT

I want to be able to leave a blank column in between each item on the list that is being transposed to. So instead of

X
Y
Z transposing to XYZ, it now becomes X Y Z instead

Thanks a lot, and any help in this regard would be appreciated

 

[SteveO59L]

How many entries do you have ?

 

[Richard Schollar]

Hi

Maybe use a formula like:

<b>Sheet3</b><br /><br /><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-family:Arial,Arial; font-size:10pt; background-color:#ffffff; padding-left:2pt; padding-right:2pt; "> <colgroup><col style="font-weight:bold; width:30px; " /><col style="width:64px;" /><col style="width:64px;" /><col style="width:64px;" /><col style="width:64px;" /><col style="width:64px;" /><col style="width:64px;" /><col style="width:64px;" /><col style="width:64px;" /><col style="width:64px;" /><col style="width:64px;" /><col style="width:64px;" /></colgroup><tr style="background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; font-size:8pt; "><td > </td><td >A</td><td >B</td><td >C</td><td >D</td><td >E</td><td >F</td><td >G</td><td >H</td><td >I</td><td >J</td><td >K</td></tr><tr style="height:17px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >1</td><td >Rich</td><td > </td><td >Rich</td><td > </td><td >Terry</td><td > </td><td >Bob</td><td > </td><td >Dennis</td><td > </td><td >#REF!</td></tr><tr style="height:17px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >2</td><td >Terry</td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:17px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >3</td><td >Bob</td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:17px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >4</td><td >Dennis</td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td></tr></table><br /><table style="font-family:Arial; font-size:10pt; border-style: groove ;border-color:#00ff00;background-color:#fffcf9; color:#000000; "><tr><td ><b>Spreadsheet Formulas</b></td></tr><tr><td ><table border = "1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="font-family:Arial; font-size:9pt;"><tr style="background-color:#cacaca; font-size:10pt;"><td >Cell</td><td >Formula</td></tr><tr><td >C1</td><td >=IF(MOD<span style=' color:008000; '>(COLUMNS<span style=' color:#0000ff; '>($A$1:A$1)</span>,2)</span>,INDEX<span style=' color:008000; '>($A$1:$A$4,INT<span style=' color:#0000ff; '>(COLUMNS<span style=' color:#ff0000; '>($A$1:A$1)</span>/2)</span>+1)</span>,"")</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>


formula in C1 is copied across

 

[bestofbreed]

Got it, thanks!

 

[Legacy 185509]

Wonderfull, but I have bit problem, I need to paste this in to different sheet may be from Sheet1 to Sheet2 how can I do that

 

[Richard Schollar]

Hi

You can use exactly the same formula, just make sure the INDEX portion points to the source data sheet (nothing else should need to change):

=IF(MOD(COLUMNS($A$1:A$1),2),INDEX(Sheet1!$A$1:$A$4,INT(COLUMNS($A$1:A$1)/2)+1),"")

 

[Legacy 185509]

Thanks