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Change direction of Excel data from horizontal to vertical

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mtdew

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Dec 9, 2007
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I have an Excel file that looks like this:

Column A - A part of a waste disposal system used to disburse the waste water into the ground.
Column B - Abstract of Title
Column C - Absorption Trench
Column D - Abstraction Method
Column E - Abut
Column F - 2

But I need it to look like this:

Row 1 Q:A part of a waste disposal system used to disburse the waste water into the ground.
Row 2 A:Abstract of Title
Row 3 A:Absorption Trench
Row 4 A:Abstraction Method
Row 5 A:Abut
Row 6 A:
Row 7 A:
Row 8 S:M2
Row 9 R:
Row 10 I:
Row 11 O:1111111

So the original sheet has everything running horizontally and I need it to run vertically. I tried to copy and paste after getting the first set correct but the formula automatically skips 10 rows.

Any suggestions?













 
Highlight all, right click, copy, select cell A1, right click, past special, select Transpose, select ok.

This should do it

Impossible is Nothing
 
Actually on second look, what does the Q: A: S: mean?
and what is skipping 10 rows?

Impossible is Nothing
 
Those are some items I wanted to add to the data when it is transposed so that I can use it with a javascript program. I was able to accomplish adding those items in by creating a formula that looked like this:

="Q:"&'Sheet1'!A6

But once I got the info correct for the first set which took up 11 rows the formula automatically added 10 to the next formula so it would read

="Q:"&'Sheet1'!A16

when it should have read

="Q:"&'Sheet1'!A7
 
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