How to divide a range of cells by a number in Excel?
Sometimes, we may need to modify a range of cells in Excel quickly. For example, I have a range of cells which containing the prices of a group of products, and I want to divide all the prices by 2, and now here comes the question, how can I quickly divide a range of cells by a number?
Divide a range of cells by a number with Paste Special function
Quickly divide a range of cells by a number with Kutools for Excel
Divide a range of cells by a number with Paste Special function
For example, I will divide all the cells by a number 15, using Paste Special function of Excel, you can accomplish this task with the following steps:
1. Insert the divisor number such as 15 into an empty cell and copy it.
2. Highlight the range that you want to divide all numbers by 15 and right-click, choose Paste Special from the menu.
3. In the Paste Special dialog box, click All option in the Paste section, select the Divide option in the Operation section, and finally click the OK button.
4. Delete the number 15 you have entered before.
Now the range of cells has been divided by 15 in bulk. See screenshot:
Quickly divide all cells in a range by a certain number in bulk in Excel
Click Kutools > More > Operation. The Kutools for Excel's Operation Tools can help you quickly divide all cells in a specified range by a certain number in Excel.
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Quickly divide a range of cells by a number with Kutools for Excel
Perhaps the Paste Special method is somewhat difficult for you, is there an easy and quick method to deal with this work? Yes, the Operation feature of Kutools for Excel can help you divide a range of cells by a number within seconds!
1. Select the range with numbers you want to divide by a certain number. and then click Kutools > More > Operation, see screenshot:
3. In the Operation Tools dialog box, select Division in the Operation box, input the divisor number such as 15 in the Operand box. And you can see the results from the Preview Pane. And finally click the OK or Apply button. See screenshot:
Divide a range of cells by a number with VBA code
With the VBA code, you can also divide a range cells by a number automatically.
1. Select the range you want it to be divided by a number.
2. Click Developer > Visual Basic, a new Microsoft Visual Basic for applications window will display, click Insert > Module, and then input the following code in the Module:
VBA: Divide a range of cells by a number
Sub DivisionNum()
'Updateby20140128
Dim Rng As Range
Dim WorkRng As Range
Dim xNum As Integer
On Error Resume Next
xTitleId = "KutoolsforExcel"
Set WorkRng = Application.Selection
Set WorkRng = Application.InputBox("Range", xTitleId, WorkRng.Address, Type:=8)
xNum = Application.InputBox("Division num", xTitleId, Type:=1)
For Each Rng In WorkRng
Rng.Value = Rng.Value / xNum
Next
End Sub
3. Then click button to run the code. In a popping up dialog box, please select the range with numbers you want to divide by a certain number, and then click the OK button. See screenshot:
4. In the second popping up dialog box, enter the divisor number, and then click the OK button. See screenshot:
Now all numbers in selected range are divided by number 15.
Demo: Quickly divide a range of cells by a number with Kutools for Excel
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